Thanks, Michael, for that detailed post. As if I wasn't already chomping at the bit to see it! I'm going to have to wait until ...   Thu Nov 15th, 2012 11:54 pm

Speedy recovery, Joe! And heed Shane's words! ...   Thu Jul 5th, 2012 07:29 pm

I agree with you, Barlow! Although I didn't always check it daily, I did check it often. That was how I got to know some ...   Sat Jun 30th, 2012 11:53 pm

I love fiction, and I love the Civil War, but this is not the kind of Civil War fiction I have any interest in reading, ...   Mon Jun 11th, 2012 01:41 pm

I often just lurk because I don't have time to really post anything, except for on the weekends, and in the summer (I'm a teacher, ...   Sun May 6th, 2012 01:16 am

Hey, don't dis DWW--I kinda gotta thing for Kevin Costner :). Seriously, though, I don't think of DWW as a Civil War movie. Most of it ...   Tue Feb 28th, 2012 11:41 pm

Mark wrote: Short answer: yes. The ANV and RE Lee became the focal point of Southern attention and really embodied the Confederate cause in ...   Sat Nov 12th, 2011 11:54 pm

I second fedreb, Michael. In Richmond, there's the MoC, and the Confederate White House, but it's all sandwiched between hospital and university buildings downtown, so ...   Thu Oct 20th, 2011 11:32 pm

Lebanon bologna, Joe--the cure-all. Hope you feel better soon--don't rush it, we'll be here! ...   Sun Oct 9th, 2011 02:10 am

Welcome to the board from Pennsylvania! I'm sure someone on here will be able to comment on the information you gave. Enjoy! ...   Mon Sep 26th, 2011 11:27 pm

Hello from a fellow Pennsylvanian! This is a good place to discuss and learn, lots of good and knowledgeable folks! And there's at least a ...   Mon Sep 5th, 2011 11:53 pm

Oh, let's hope there's not "major" structural damage to the cottage. They just rennovated that in the last few years, didn't they? ...   Wed Aug 24th, 2011 11:16 pm

Mother Nature flexing her muscles, Joe. Everytime we mere mortals think we have better things to worry about, she does something to remind us that ...   Tue Aug 23rd, 2011 11:32 pm

Thanks, Blu. Looks like I've got some reading to do! ...   Fri Aug 12th, 2011 11:29 pm

And speaking of the 153rd PA (thanks, Joe!). . . Welcome, Bucktail, from another Pennsylvanian! I grew up in Quakertown, frequented Allentown quite often, and have ...   Thu Aug 11th, 2011 08:13 pm

Tim's work has repeatedly been accurate and detailed, but yet easily read and understood. If you are looking for maps that you can rely on ...   Sat Jul 30th, 2011 11:36 pm

Thanks, Mike, for posting that. I was just in Gettysburg for the last week, and spent some time on Powers Hill. It is really difficult ...   Sat Jul 23rd, 2011 07:50 pm

Hi Katie, Yes, as Joe said, I have 153rd PA roots: my ggggg uncle was in Company C of the 153rd. He was wounded on Day ...   Mon Jul 4th, 2011 11:51 pm

Just last summer on our annual summer week in Gettysburg, I did the "tour" of the battle, with the help of North and South Magazine, ...   Sat Jun 11th, 2011 11:46 pm

Tim, I'm more than happy to give your perspective the benefit of the doubt--especially since I didn't see the show. It kind of rounds out ...   Tue May 31st, 2011 11:51 pm

Two I've read recently that I liked a lot are The Widow of the South by Robert Hicks, and Seen the Glory by John Hough ...   Mon May 23rd, 2011 11:24 pm

bama, I thought they cleared the trees in the winter because the ground was frozen and didn't get all chewed up by the equipment as much. ...   Sat Apr 9th, 2011 12:17 am

I have never been to Vicksburg, unfortunately, but I tend to feel the same way about trees where trees weren't at the time of the ...   Sat Apr 9th, 2011 12:15 am

Ah, that reminds me of my freshman year of college! A friend and I really got into anything Japanese thanks to Shogun, and I also ...   Sun Mar 27th, 2011 11:49 pm

Good luck, Doc! I don't run unless I absolutely have to (tho I do like to hike), so my hat's off to you! Let us ...   Fri Mar 25th, 2011 12:34 am

Thanks for the link, Mike. It does sound like some of the events they're thinking about could be good. I'd like the be there for ...   Fri Feb 18th, 2011 11:47 pm

Thanks for all that great info and sources! I was the one who started the thread awhile ago, and I happened to see that someone ...   Sun Jan 23rd, 2011 11:45 pm

Not familiar with what expenses would be incurred by the NPS, other than buying the train station from the borough, to expand the border of ...   Wed Dec 29th, 2010 11:38 pm

I got "Lee and His High Command" lecture series by Gary Gallagher from The Teaching Company. Just watched the first one today--kind of basic, but ...   Wed Dec 29th, 2010 03:43 pm

Hey Barlow, The only sure thing so far is that I'll be going to Gettysburg for my usual week in July 2011, and probably a bunch ...   Sat Nov 13th, 2010 12:17 am

I heard about this on the news a week or so ago, and it seems like an unexpected but neat thing. I'm not a vet, ...   Fri Oct 8th, 2010 11:43 pm

When pressed, what would you say is your favorite "part" of the Civil War? That could be a person, battle, politics, soldier, civilian, twist, what-if, ...   Thu Sep 30th, 2010 11:38 pm

Tim, I think you are correct: the Eagles franchise will love Vick as long as he wins games and makes money for them. I suppose ...   Thu Sep 30th, 2010 11:33 pm

Welcome! This is a great place to be if you're interested in anything Civil War. Everyone here is friendly and very knowledgeable, and very willing ...   Sun Sep 19th, 2010 11:12 pm

I never thought about lime home fries, but I'll have to try it. Right now I've been making everything with tomatoes that I can think ...   Sun Aug 22nd, 2010 12:46 am

I've never been there, but I'm wondering if this was what used to be a tent a couple years ago. I think that if they ...   Tue Jul 27th, 2010 11:28 pm

Barlow wrote: It's been a month since I was there and miss the Yuengling Beer. Don't mention that to Ole. . .He doesn't know good beer ...   Tue Jul 13th, 2010 11:39 pm

Old Blu, I usually do my own version of the "countdown" to the battle of Gettysburg at this time of the year, so this is a ...   Tue Jun 29th, 2010 03:08 pm

Barlow, that's Yuengling to those of us who like the stuff (don't bother to ask Ole), and yes, the PA laws are strange that way. Sounds ...   Thu Jun 10th, 2010 11:53 pm

I love to read and especially watch/listen to Shelby Foote talk about the CW. There's something magical in his voice, for me. Like a good ...   Thu Jun 10th, 2010 11:50 pm