And then there's this: http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080304/PKR01/80304215/1978 And to think I considered being a parent once. ...   Thu Mar 6th, 2008 11:42 am

When we go to the Civil War Institutue, which begins the last week in June, we arrive a day early and stay one night at ...   Thu Feb 28th, 2008 03:57 pm

Excuse me while I bring this thread back to the battle ... and it could be lengthy. Since the last time I posted on this thread, ...   Sat Feb 23rd, 2008 11:51 pm

I agree with Rob — this movie is great entertainment and escapism. Keep in mind that it was released nearly 70 years ago and what appears ...   Sat Feb 23rd, 2008 01:07 pm

Good question, David. Tough to answer. I think I'm going to cop a plea and say it might have been a combination of both. It's questionable ...   Fri Feb 22nd, 2008 07:08 pm

What, no takers? I'll try. I think Meade was the right man at the right time. His performance at Gettysburg was remarkable, given that he took ...   Fri Feb 22nd, 2008 02:12 pm

Somebody set me straight if I am wrong, but I am seeing remarkable similarities here between JEJ and McClellan: a) both are extremely well-liked by their ...   Fri Feb 22nd, 2008 01:37 pm

Speaking of BS, I just got done changing the cat litter. :shock: Funny you should mention Longstreet, Ole. I was thinking perhaps we should open a ...   Thu Feb 21st, 2008 04:11 pm

If the question is 'was Sickles right' to move the Third Corps without authorization, the answer is clearly no. Did his experience on being ordered to ...   Wed Feb 20th, 2008 02:04 pm

In the immortal words of Ray Davies: Well I'm not dumb but I can't understand Why she walked like a woman and talked like a man ...   Wed Feb 20th, 2008 11:33 am

Connyankee, I feel your pain about Yellow Tavern. About 10 years ago, several of us got directions to Yellow Tavern from the NPS in Richmond. We ...   Sun Feb 17th, 2008 12:24 am

The thing to keep in mind about Gettysburg is that the battle was fought in and around an already existing town. Commercialism began almost the ...   Thu Feb 14th, 2008 02:29 pm

RY, I've taken battlefield tours with Wayne Motts and Gary Kross (whose sister used to run the Doubleday Inn and now runs the Fairfield Inn) and ...   Wed Feb 13th, 2008 11:55 pm

Rebel Yell, I agree with you about George Sears Greene's contribution at Culp's Hill as being seriously underplayed. One theory I heard is that Chamberlain, a ...   Wed Feb 13th, 2008 11:11 pm

Bet I can offer an example of at least one of those omissions, TD. When we visited the Monitor exhibit at the Mariners' Museum in Newport ...   Wed Feb 13th, 2008 11:26 am

I rest my case ...   Wed Feb 13th, 2008 12:46 am

Wait a minute. On one post, you declare all men to be nothing better than a sub-species, and now you're tripping all over yourself over ...   Wed Feb 13th, 2008 12:07 am

David, I vividly recall playing '1863' and 'Dogfight.' Man, the mention of these games really brought back fond memories. Did anybody here play the old Avalon Hill ...   Tue Feb 12th, 2008 11:39 pm

Hey, Danna, Great post. Best I've seen in months. I like you already. Welcome aboard. ...   Tue Feb 12th, 2008 10:00 am

Fan, This was the best I could find: http://www.amazon.com/Civil-Weather-Virginia-Robert-Krick/dp/0817315772 I don't have the book, and it certainly appears to be localized to Virginia. But it might be a ...   Tue Feb 12th, 2008 09:56 am

Would that be the AP Hill with the STD? :) ...   Tue Feb 12th, 2008 01:39 am

Forgot this gem: 'The Train', directed by John Frankenheimer, released in 1965, won an Oscar for screenplay, black and white, stars Burt Lancaster, who did ...   Mon Feb 11th, 2008 06:31 pm

I would say 'Saving Pvt. Clewell, er Ryan' as No. 1, followed by 'Das Boot" at 1A. Both for their unrelenting realism and the horrors ...   Mon Feb 11th, 2008 03:56 pm

Yes; this is true in the sense of attrition. Why didn't Grant learn from these examples? Why didn't Grant learn from these examples? Heck, why ...   Mon Feb 11th, 2008 03:45 pm

And a lot of that blame also falls on Lee, for such attacks like Malvern Hill and Gettysburg. On this I agree with you. Let's ...   Mon Feb 11th, 2008 03:58 am

Today it's 48 degrees, sunny, but blustery, with gusts whipping up to 40 mph. Oh, wait. You didn't mean daily reports, did you? :D ...   Sun Feb 10th, 2008 04:51 pm

While grazing through my resources in attempts to support my arguments, I came across Emory Upton, Theodore Lyman and Gouverneur Warren who wrote scathing commentary ...   Sun Feb 10th, 2008 01:10 pm

Sorry guys, I've been in wireless-free land most of the day and only now can I reply. Before we hammer the final nail, Joanie asks this: Will ...   Sun Feb 10th, 2008 03:51 am

Well, according to the exam score sheet, the answer is: a.) and d.) And you're the scorekeeper, right? Hmm. ...   Sat Feb 9th, 2008 04:38 am

Thud. Thud. Thud. Thud. Thud. Thud. That's the sound of me banging my head against the wall. There was a protocol that had to be followed and ...   Sat Feb 9th, 2008 02:05 am

Michael, Here I go again: I do think that truces were more common than we think, but only when the lines are opposing each other. When one ...   Fri Feb 8th, 2008 07:30 pm

Jeez, Joanie. I didn't realize I was so close to the mark. All the more reason to become a Tar Heel (er, Tarheel). You could get ...   Fri Feb 8th, 2008 12:10 pm

Clear, 62 degrees, sunny this afternoon. Almost impossible to get it to be sunny at night. You ought to move south. Michigan will kill you ...   Fri Feb 8th, 2008 04:11 am

I'm guessing here, but it's probably not one of Grant's wounded bears, right? ...   Fri Feb 8th, 2008 03:32 am

Whew. Thanks, Michael. I feel better about debates with you now. You just never know. I like most of your rebuttals. Let me rebut (huh?) one ...   Fri Feb 8th, 2008 12:56 am

I'm pretty sure Little Mac got' em somewhere! To within 6-10 miles of Richmond, I think? That is a nice point, Joanie. And Mac did ...   Thu Feb 7th, 2008 11:53 pm

Michael, Good stuff there. But I relish playing the contrary fool. Ask Joanie. I do this to bring balance and counter-balance to the debate, so don't ...   Thu Feb 7th, 2008 08:12 pm