There have been several mournful posts about homegenization, thank goodness we still don't have that problem where I'm at -east kentucky. Lets just say if ...   Sat Mar 17th, 2007 09:42 pm

But what if Ashby had survived even with his "issues" and had also been at Gettysburg helping out Stuart or helping out Lee while Stuart was ...   Sat Mar 17th, 2007 06:50 am

There were most definately native born Texans who died defending the Alamo. Among those agreed upon were:Juan Abamillo of San Antonio Juan Badillo of San Antonio Carlos ...   Wed Mar 7th, 2007 08:37 pm

"Texans always move them"-Robert E. Lee Just like Lee said, except that there weren't any "native texans" at the alamo. Bowie was born here in Kentucky ...   Tue Mar 6th, 2007 10:31 pm

Anyone who complains about your spelling is just like ole says, narrow minded. 100 dollars says that those who complain about your spelling have never ...   Mon Mar 5th, 2007 11:27 pm

All this makes one shudder at the thought that the whole south could have degenerated into Missouri (I say MO as example, but it could have concievably ...   Sun Mar 4th, 2007 09:10 pm

But this is probably true of any Civil War personality...Lincoln, Davis, Grant. Lee, Sherman, Jackson. I've never heard any topic about the merits of Grant, ...   Sat Mar 3rd, 2007 04:27 am

I guess it is unavoidable...any conversation about Forrest, no matter how it starts(in this case his merits as a combat officer), always seems to end ...   Wed Feb 28th, 2007 08:29 pm

Yeah Susan, I don't know how they afford it. One of those french,british jackets can cost as much as the entire uniform for a federal or ...   Mon Feb 12th, 2007 03:44 am

Doc C: Like Johan says, reenacting has been around for a while. However, the size, organization and the "attention to detail"( or historical accuracy-uniforms, equipment, tactics, etc.) is a ...   Fri Feb 9th, 2007 08:09 pm

@ CleburneFan I am not aware of any such connection between Forrest and the Orphan Brigade proper. They fought together on several battlefields of course, but ...   Fri Feb 9th, 2007 07:56 pm

Forrest was certainly an excellent field commander. I have always been hesitant about comparing men like Forrest and Mosby to men like Grant or Lee. ...   Sat Feb 3rd, 2007 08:03 am

Again, I think both would have said yes about negotiations. The reason I think the question is flawed, however, is that both men would have known ...   Sun Jan 21st, 2007 03:06 am

would he have demanded that Confederate leaders sit down at the negotaiting table with their Union counterparts and even if it took a year, work ...   Sat Jan 20th, 2007 10:27 pm

Thanks so much for shedding some light on the subject javal1. I can rest easy knowing I didn't inadvertantly open a black hole just waiting ...   Sun Jan 14th, 2007 08:55 pm

Like many other issues, the reaction to the battle flag of the confederacy is all about perception. It is a shame that the flag has been turned ...   Sun Jan 14th, 2007 03:49 am

I loose patience with the argument that the U.S. ordinace department resisted the change from single shot muzzle loaders to repeater simply because of resisting ...   Sat Jan 13th, 2007 05:03 am

Ok, heres the deal. I have no idea what the heck "mana" is. I was looking at the list of members and saw "mana", so ...   Fri Jan 12th, 2007 05:31 am

I was unaware,untill this post Hellcat, of this instance myself. I do know that many wonded at the wilderness in '64 were burned alive when the underbrush ...   Fri Jan 12th, 2007 05:11 am

Widow- I realize it is just an illustration by the author, my post was simply that I believe that the illustration should be reversed in regards ...   Fri Jan 12th, 2007 04:52 am

I have read countless books on the American Civil War, and this book remains my favorite. The book, The Gleam of Bayonets: The Battle of Antietam ...   Thu Jan 11th, 2007 05:14 am

Well, I enjoy reading anythig having to do with the civil war. Latley, I have to say I have been more into reading Brigade and Regimental histories ...   Thu Jan 11th, 2007 02:53 am

Ole- but it is profitable only in that it stimulates thinking and discussion. There is no conclusion. Of course, there is no way to definitively say which ...   Tue Jan 9th, 2007 06:26 am

I do, however, fault Lee for not using his influence with Davis to focus on the west. Ole, this statement...I'm afraid I don't understand. I can see ...   Tue Jan 9th, 2007 06:00 am

I can't assign better or best to one or the other -- they were different men in different circumstances. It is true that both Generals were ...   Mon Jan 8th, 2007 08:32 pm

Latest non-civil war reads.... Churchill and America by Martin Gilbert, A book of collected short stories by William Faulkner, and Flags of our Fathers. ...   Mon Jan 8th, 2007 05:04 am

Ole: You are correct about Shiloh being the only tangible example of Grant fighting a defensive battle. I'm sure he made preparations to intercept any forces ...   Mon Jan 8th, 2007 04:39 am

Ole: I think Shiloh is a poor example of Grant's defensive capabilities. He made many mistakes in that battle, and the nature of the battle (lack ...   Mon Jan 8th, 2007 03:32 am

Susan: The Austerlitz Chimera refers to the vain attempt by military commanders to seek a battle of anhilation (like the battle of Austerlitz). That is, instead of ...   Sat Jan 6th, 2007 08:40 pm

I believe abysmal is much too strong a word for Lee's strategic thought process. While it certainly can be argued that Grant proved to be a greater ...   Sat Jan 6th, 2007 01:50 am

This same question has been asked by historians (amateur and profesional) for years. It's interesting, I think, that the answer to this question has changed ...   Fri Jan 5th, 2007 10:31 pm

CleburneFan:If there was a similar outfit to Berdan's in the Confederacy, please tell me who they were. Cleburne did used to hold contests to see ...   Thu Dec 28th, 2006 06:22 am

Army Commander -Robert E. Lee Corps commanders- Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, John Reyonolds Divisions: A.P. Hills division in entirity, John Gibbons division, Hoods division  reinforced with 1st Ky. ...   Thu Dec 28th, 2006 12:41 am

The lack of Antietam in the film medium has always got me though. It has gathered more attention from writers and historians not only for ...   Fri Dec 22nd, 2006 06:24 am

I always thought that a movie about Forrest would be really good or really bad with no "in between". A movie about the Overland campaign ...   Fri Dec 22nd, 2006 05:35 am