It wsa just a simple poll about corps commanders (confederate) at Gettysburg..just curious about opinions.... ken ...   Thu Oct 2nd, 2008 09:59 am

Luck was also Early's arrival at precisely the right time in precisely the right place to drive back the federal 11th corps on day 1 ...   Tue Sep 30th, 2008 11:05 am

That is great news.....I have never been to SHiloh, is it well preserved ? does it have many monuments? Ken ...   Tue Sep 30th, 2008 11:03 am

How does one post a poll?   KEn ...   Tue Sep 30th, 2008 11:00 am

I tend to agree with most of the above posts - The confederate objective was to crush the Federals and drive them into the river. ...   Mon Sep 29th, 2008 10:07 am

Luck - for the federal second corps at the Bloody Angle at Spottslvania - that the confederates had pulled some 22 artillery pieces from ...   Sat Sep 27th, 2008 10:06 am

I think its something to the effect that the confederates in the east had strung together an impressive string of victories and that there was ...   Fri Sep 26th, 2008 09:59 am

It doesnt help that for every book I read I wind up buying 2 more....good math for Amazon, bad for completing my reading list....but getting ...   Thu Sep 25th, 2008 09:53 am

I figure if I dont buy another book, it'll take me roughly 138 yrs to read the ones I have... :) ok slight exaggeration. ...   Wed Sep 24th, 2008 11:06 am

Wow that retirement thing sounds pretty good where do I sign up?? :) ken ...   Wed Sep 24th, 2008 11:03 am

I agree that the western theatre was certainly where the war was won. Thus I agree that Vicksburg certainly carried more significance ultimately than ...   Wed Sep 24th, 2008 11:01 am

I just started reading what seems to promise to be a good read on just this very topic... "The Final Battles of the Petersburg Campaign" ...   Mon Sep 22nd, 2008 09:54 am

Good stuff Alicia thanks for sharing..I just finished "One Continious Fight" by Eric Wittenburg and J Petruzzi (Sorry for mispelling any names) and it really ...   Sun Sep 21st, 2008 12:43 pm

Not for nothing Hood acknowledging fault is appropriate in that .well, it was his fault. Grant was unaware of the tactical situation (The weather, ...   Sun Sep 21st, 2008 11:53 am

Basically the 11th corps was put in an untenable position, that would have been untenable for any troops. Early's men crashed down from a ...   Fri Sep 19th, 2008 02:46 pm

welcome blu.. ken ...   Thu Sep 18th, 2008 10:10 am

I agree Pam and just based on the 11th corps experience at Chancellorsville that tainted them in the eyes of many. Barlow was then ...   Thu Sep 18th, 2008 10:06 am

Which Jackson....the jackson of the valley or the Jackson of the Seven days? :-) additional thoughts with the presence of Jackson the two ...   Wed Sep 17th, 2008 10:12 am

Culps hill was the more important position than LRT in terms of the flanks...Old Pap Greene and COl Ireland just didnt have as good a ...   Mon Sep 15th, 2008 11:02 am

I think it would have been very difficult to compell a surrender of the AoNV even had Porters men been used. It wouldn't have ...   Mon Sep 15th, 2008 10:55 am

I don't think it was a personal matter of trying to prove Pettigrew wrong. Rather I think it was a matter of not fully ...   Fri Sep 12th, 2008 12:11 pm

Great site what a wonderful collection of pics..thanks for sharing.. ken ...   Fri Sep 12th, 2008 12:02 pm

I remember going to Busch Gardens and riding the Loch NEss monster - like 100,623 yrs ago..what a cool roller coaster..dont know if its even ...   Tue Sep 9th, 2008 10:15 am

Ultimately accountability goes with command thus whichever corps commander one wants to take issue with, it reflects back on Lee. This is especially true ...   Mon Sep 8th, 2008 09:47 am

Great news thanks for sharing. By the Way Eric - great book "For Cause and Country" I enjoyed it very much.. ken ...   Sat Sep 6th, 2008 09:51 am

Well that was kind of Danny boy's way of doing business. From a Gettysburg standpoint the subordinate who has the major gripe as far ...   Sat Sep 6th, 2008 09:45 am

HE wasn't necessarily liked, but he was respected by much of the AOP officer corps... ken ...   Fri Sep 5th, 2008 10:00 am

Another great book to read is Scott Bowden and Bill Ward's book "Last Chance for victory" which analyzes the if practable debate in depth...I highly ...   Thu Sep 4th, 2008 09:54 am

As Pickett said "I think the Yankees had something to do with it".  Other than that Lee could have comitted Andersons division on the night ...   Thu Sep 4th, 2008 09:49 am

Dont worry if they charge too much the parking lot won't be bonkers...admitedly 8$ for the movie was a bit steep. Exactly as Pam ...   Mon Sep 1st, 2008 11:18 am

I don't think th ANV would have been able to follow it up and even had it been successful Grantwould have responded promptly and in ...   Mon Sep 1st, 2008 11:13 am

You want to talk about people in a snit...think of those 2nd corps boys - Ewell and company who didn't seem so eager to comply ...   Sun Aug 31st, 2008 12:07 pm

If people are going to kill longstreet...bear in mind that the delayed start of the attack allowed Sickles to make his blunder. Otherwise The ANV ...   Sat Aug 30th, 2008 10:16 am

New development: they are going to start charging for admission to the museum portion of the VC..it would seem that the small percentage of ...   Fri Aug 29th, 2008 12:05 pm

Rumor has it the are going to increase certain fees (such as for the movie shown inside and museum portion) though the gift shop and ...   Thu Aug 28th, 2008 09:24 pm