Having recently completed The First Day by Phantz I got the impression that though Barlow was wrong to deploy on the high ground (as was ...   Thu Sep 18th, 2008 12:47 pm

General Lee basically followed conventional military wisdom of the time when assaulting a triangle defense. The fish hook is a turn of the century term. As ...   Thu Sep 11th, 2008 06:31 pm

The review says it so well. I will add that my wife who is not at all the ACW addict that I am throughly enjoyed ...   Wed Sep 3rd, 2008 02:35 pm

Prior to retiring as a State Trooper I did school programs (grade school) through our tropers organization. I did it on my own time as a volunter. ...   Wed Sep 3rd, 2008 02:13 pm

I hate that I could not contribute Knockemstiff, Oh, but there is Gnawbome and Bean Blossom, In. We also have a cyropractor in town called ...   Tue Sep 2nd, 2008 08:20 pm

If you have not been to the top of the Pa. momument since all the trees have been cleared by all means do it! Last ...   Fri Jul 25th, 2008 08:40 pm

Thanks for the post Captain! I will add it to my list when I am next there. The only times I have been in Oklahoma ...   Mon Jul 21st, 2008 01:01 pm

You should check at the visitor's center for the National Parks programs. There are special programs given during the anniversarys. They also present living history ...   Wed Jul 2nd, 2008 01:48 pm

Perhaps HBO would pick it up. John Adams was really great !! I signed up for HBO just so I could watch it and was not ...   Fri Jun 27th, 2008 01:35 pm

Bama,when I retired my duty weapon was a Sig in .40 S/W. Since it was less than two years old I had to pay full ...   Fri Jun 27th, 2008 01:22 pm

You are 100% right Ken. No one wants to remember the Jackson of seven days. It is much easier to credit the tactics genius, the ...   Thu Jun 26th, 2008 12:51 pm

I am with you Eric better not to have been done as to have been poorly attempted. Althought I enjoyed Gettysburg G&G was not what ...   Wed Jun 25th, 2008 07:27 pm

If you want to really dig into collecting a good place to start would be civilwarfakebusters.com. This site has many long time collectors, diggers and ...   Wed Jun 25th, 2008 01:27 pm

Right on Joe. We all need to realize that we will not change long held personal beleifs. We do need to allow a fair and ...   Thu Jun 19th, 2008 02:50 pm

Bama, My wife and I really enjoyed the Eisenhower farm also. Our guide said the pumps were purchased when the Citgo station closed in town ...   Thu Jun 12th, 2008 02:03 pm

As always well written, and thoughtfull MA. We have the luxuary of disagreeing with the governments policies. Those folks impliment it because it is their ...   Mon May 12th, 2008 01:35 pm

The Baptist church I attend started a program last Memorial day to raise the funds to sponsor an Honor Flight. We were able to raise ...   Mon May 5th, 2008 01:14 pm

If you can include the Rupp house in your trip I feel it will be a positive. They have many youth interactive type displays. Which ...   Tue Apr 22nd, 2008 03:36 pm

If you can include the Rupp house in your trip I feel it will be a positive. They have many youth interactive type displays. Which ...   Tue Apr 22nd, 2008 03:36 pm

I beleive the origin of the term "redneck" was a derogatory term for Irish laborers in New York prior to the Civil War, because as ...   Wed Apr 16th, 2008 02:04 pm

I stand corrected. The S.C. delegate was Rutlege (that will teach me to consult my reference books) not Ruffin. As always my error was pointed ...   Tue Mar 18th, 2008 01:10 pm

The qualities of a good leader are their ability to make the most of their strengths and allow their weakness to influence the situation as little ...   Tue Mar 18th, 2008 12:57 pm

With nothing to base it on except pure conjecture The survivors from the Iron Brigade probably reclaimed their property post retreat from the village. They ...   Mon Mar 17th, 2008 01:51 pm

I really enjoy David McCullough's writting. I even signed up for HBO for a month just so we can watch this presentation. I was not ...   Mon Mar 17th, 2008 01:26 pm

My wife is very diciplined. She will not purchase a new book untill she has finished whatever she is currently reading. She doesn't know I ...   Fri Mar 14th, 2008 01:48 pm

OK I will agree with Big Powell. After26 years as a State Trooper my best case is this. A man who was so obese he ...   Fri Mar 14th, 2008 01:37 pm

I will second to watch half price books. Yard sales can also be very productive. My wife even has two friends from church who know ...   Tue Mar 11th, 2008 12:42 pm

When my wife and I visited Pamplin Military Park at Pertersburg (I highly recommend this museuem/ educational experience) as they have the largest privately owned  ...   Mon Mar 10th, 2008 08:18 pm

Ole,  Actually my mother indicated although he was very active in the GAR he did not talk much about his war experiences except with another ...   Fri Mar 7th, 2008 01:30 pm

I too would like to speak with Buford. He was a solder's general who looked after his men. He was also an old dragoon who ...   Thu Mar 6th, 2008 01:53 pm

Bama, will you be there for the friend's work day, June 7,2008? I plan to participate. If anyone else is going please post so perhaps ...   Thu Feb 21st, 2008 12:55 pm

Shilo is on my to do list. I have been to Gettysburg in the spring for the last three years for the friends work day. ...   Fri Feb 15th, 2008 01:05 pm

Not wishing to argue with anyone, however Lee was just going with the generally accepted 1860 tactics for assault of a triangle defense. The fishook ...   Tue Feb 12th, 2008 06:18 pm

Ok ! I will agree with Susan on the longest day (historical accuracy), Saving Private ( personal level) But I feel if you really want ...   Mon Feb 11th, 2008 01:25 pm

I did not get the American Heritage book untill after I was allready hooked. My mother as a way to get me to read did it ...   Fri Feb 8th, 2008 01:01 pm

My mother encouraged me to read and started me on my Civil War intrest by war letters written by, and books purchased by my great ...   Thu Feb 7th, 2008 01:42 pm