It's always amazed me how well the Confederates were able to fill their military manpower requirements! Mark ...   Thu May 10th, 2012 03:52 pm

Welcome! If Fedreb is still around, I think he is from across the pond as well. Mark ...   Thu May 10th, 2012 03:19 am

Old Blu, I would argue that even with Stuart's discretionary orders, Lee always assumed that one of Stuart's implied tasks would be to report on ...   Mon May 7th, 2012 08:51 pm

Good point Hank. I forgot about Jenkins. Mark ...   Mon May 7th, 2012 03:18 pm

I think you are looking at the campaign in hindsight. We know that Stuart was not doing his job, but Lee did not. ...   Mon May 7th, 2012 01:09 pm

Welcome! I grew up in Colorado Springs and spent many days up in Denver with family. Sounds like you've gotten to see most ...   Mon May 7th, 2012 01:19 am

Just to play devils advocate, many people have argued that Sickles actions actually saved the Army of the Potomac. By not being where the ...   Sun May 6th, 2012 01:05 pm

Welcome! Mark ...   Tue May 1st, 2012 11:40 am

While the Civil War was clearly a watershed event in American history, perhaps the Times folks did not think that the war itself was of ...   Sat Apr 28th, 2012 10:35 pm

Gettysburger wrote: But you cannot reasonably argue that general Lee or the ANV was ever the same fighting force after July 3, 1863. Faulkner was writing with the ...   Sun Apr 22nd, 2012 11:57 am

Well said Hank! Mark ...   Wed Apr 18th, 2012 01:14 am

Not entirely true Hank. The Confederate government forbade export of cotton until late 1864 in a bid to force Great Britain's hand and to ...   Wed Apr 18th, 2012 12:30 am

I confess to still being confused. I am merely trying to explain how most mid-19th century jurists (including Lincoln) interpreted the Constitution. If ...   Tue Apr 17th, 2012 01:51 pm

ebg, perhaps we misunderstand each other. I would be the last person to suggest that the founding fathers were gods and I'm not sure ...   Tue Apr 17th, 2012 01:41 am

ebg, have you read the majority opinion of Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857)? I think that would answer most of your questions. Chief ...   Mon Apr 16th, 2012 12:10 pm

Maybe he couldn't get that Georgia accent down? ; ) ...   Mon Apr 16th, 2012 11:59 am

Gents, may I suggest that there is no "right" answer to this question? I highly recommend "The Development of American Citizenship" by James Kettner ...   Sat Apr 14th, 2012 05:30 pm

I think mine is borderline extensive--my wife would disagree. I have about 220. That's not including all the books on the secession crisis ...   Sat Apr 14th, 2012 12:24 pm

H2 had that new 2hr "Gettysburg" docudrama by Ridley Scott on two days ago. It was just as bad as the first time... Mark ...   Fri Apr 13th, 2012 11:21 am

Oh good grief. Don't start this debate again, it leads to nothing but angry posts. All reasonable people know that is how Lincoln ...   Fri Apr 13th, 2012 11:19 am

Welcome! I think we have a few other Tarheels around here. Mark ...   Wed Apr 4th, 2012 01:56 pm

1) That is a bit unusual, but promotion was a bit different back then. The only enlisted ranks were Private, Corporal, Sergeant. The ...   Sun Apr 1st, 2012 11:22 pm

Good to hear from you Pender! Thanks for the reference. I guess that is a good incentive to sign up early! Mark ...   Wed Mar 28th, 2012 04:30 pm

The standard work is "Confederate Supply" by Richard D Goff (Duke University Press, 1969). Hope that helps. Mark ...   Sat Mar 24th, 2012 12:05 am

Freehling's definition: "In the 1850's, 'filibusters'...denoted organized, private swashbuckling crews who inspired tyranny's victims to free themselves." ~The South versus the South pg. 58 I ...   Wed Mar 21st, 2012 01:30 am

Hellcat, in regards to carrying the pike, I agree with you. In fact, I can point to enlistment ads in several Southern newspapers (spring ...   Mon Mar 19th, 2012 12:51 pm

Ok, I found the April 10 1862 act of the Confederate Congress. I think Jackson and Lee were responding to this. "An Act ...   Sat Mar 17th, 2012 01:16 pm

Thanks for the link Hellcat. As you your question about "eliteness," its for the same reason Civil War soldiers thought that being a member ...   Sat Mar 17th, 2012 12:49 pm

Hellcat, General McCellan actually personally asked the 6th PA Cavalry to take up lances. Seeing this as an opportunity to be a special "elite" ...   Fri Mar 16th, 2012 12:13 pm

Thanks for the quote TD. I see that quote plastered all over the internet. Supposedly it is from April of 1862, but I ...   Thu Mar 15th, 2012 11:07 pm

Somewhere I remember reading that Jackson had made requisitions for a large number of pikes for his soldiers, but I cannot for the life ...   Thu Mar 15th, 2012 08:14 pm

True, but the original meaning of the word meant very specifically one who supported the Jacobins during the French Revolution. The 20th century sense ...   Thu Mar 15th, 2012 07:15 pm

Ibuttery, I think the key though is when you said, "in today's terms." I think we need to be very cautious in labeling Brown ...   Thu Mar 15th, 2012 11:50 am

Last I heard The American Film Company (same bunch that did The Conspirator) is working on a movie about John Brown's raid. I ...   Wed Mar 14th, 2012 01:13 am

I wonder if a reality show featuring Civil War re-enactors would bring viewers? I might tune in, but I suppose I'm not really their ...   Tue Mar 13th, 2012 12:36 pm

The only one I can bring up through the Worldcat database is "The Tenth Alabama Infantry Regiment in the Confederate States Army" by Ira Harrison ...   Fri Mar 9th, 2012 06:16 pm

I think that is supposed to be Jeff Davis and friends kowtowing to the British and the British snubbing them... Mark ...   Fri Mar 2nd, 2012 08:18 pm

Mine is from the April 22, 1865 edition of Harpers Weekly. Mark ...   Tue Feb 28th, 2012 11:24 pm

Interesting idea... My interest has always been with the USCT, so here is my favorite. http://www.flickr.com/photos/armydiversity/4248750309/ ...   Tue Feb 28th, 2012 03:16 pm

I would have dumped DWW just because it was a terrible movie... but I guess thats just me : ) Mark ...   Tue Feb 28th, 2012 12:34 pm