Thanks much T.D.   I am heading to Vicksburg in two weeks to see Port Gibson, Champion Hill, Raymond then to Port Hudson and New Orleans;  ...   Mon May 13th, 2013 11:16 am

Javal, Thank You.  Best Wishes.  Muster complete ...   Thu Apr 11th, 2013 11:34 am

From my readings, I have never found a scintilla of evidence that Lincoln drank liquor, wine at dinner or otherwise.  Temperance people would frequently visit ...   Sat Mar 16th, 2013 01:34 pm

I have been reading about action around Spring Hill Tenn. in 1864 and a fascinating side story about the death of General Van Dorn by ...   Wed Feb 20th, 2013 12:09 pm

You have to remember that Cunningham's work  was not a book, when written, but a PhD Dissertation when he was studying at LSU under T. ...   Fri Feb 8th, 2013 11:10 am

Today, any U.S. Attorney feeling he/she has the evidence to indict and having personal jurisdiction (i.e. the acts are committed within the federal district) can ...   Thu Dec 20th, 2012 11:09 am

If venue lies in any northern state aggrieved by the determinations and actions of Davis, why wouldn't venue lie in Chambersburg Pennsylvania or Hanover or ...   Wed Dec 19th, 2012 11:35 am

In the end, I will only grant Texas Defender the position that there is no right or wrong, legal precedent, mention within the Articles of ...   Thu Dec 13th, 2012 10:45 pm

Please see: http://www.apollo3.com/~jameso/secession.html The answer on whether the south could secede was answered by the War.  Holt was ready to prosecute Davis.  Johnson was not due to ...   Tue Dec 4th, 2012 06:09 pm

Bought the CD of the music played during the movie.  Alone, without the movie, the music is rather blah and very sad.  If you buy ...   Tue Dec 4th, 2012 11:22 am

Movie was great!  Hasn't this Board been carping for a great Civil War movie for years...or at least months after The Conspirator? found a few small ...   Sat Nov 24th, 2012 11:38 am

music by Francis Scott Key....or his son ...   Wed Nov 21st, 2012 11:27 am

This is big.  150 years!   Shiloh was big on April 6, soon Gettysburg next year, but for now. History Network, Military Channel, etc should be ...   Fri Sep 7th, 2012 11:54 pm

I miss the Gettysburg Daily.  It must have been a chore to do a daily posting.  I particularly liked the edgy Daily when they would ...   Sat Jun 30th, 2012 04:46 pm

While reading various posts, I took a look at the books offered by the LSU Press and one caught my eye: "God and General Longstreet" by ...   Thu Jun 28th, 2012 08:30 pm

I wonder what General Lew Wallace would think of Rotov's topic? ...   Tue May 15th, 2012 01:59 pm

No question in my mind:    Phil Sheridan Towards the end, even Grant was relying on Sheridan at Appommatox.  Sheridan had no quit in him and he ...   Sun May 13th, 2012 01:33 pm

I just read a book review of a Civil War book on Amazon and the author said, "I have an extensive Civil War library...."  and ...   Fri Apr 13th, 2012 11:57 pm

a Anybody been to the catfish restaurant in Crump, Tennessee?  Im going to Shiloh next month and have heard of this place. ...   Fri Apr 13th, 2012 11:47 pm

Since it was Grant's quote and he obviously was not around to post a thread last year, he must have been referring to his critics, ...   Thu Feb 16th, 2012 11:59 am

I wrote to the Governor of Indiana and asked if our state can have a specialty license plate for the 150th (since we have plates ...   Fri Feb 10th, 2012 11:40 am

As we approach the 150th Anniversary of the battles fought in 1862, I hope that the campaigns in the western theatre get equal treatment with ...   Thu Feb 9th, 2012 11:51 pm

Didn't the Duke Brothers in "Trading Places" have an argument about genetics versus environment and the bet was one dollar???? ...   Thu Jan 12th, 2012 10:25 pm

Hey Ole: I think you gave me the recommendation to go to Chubbys in Emmitsburg when visiting Gettysburg.  What a great place!  the pulled pork was ...   Thu Dec 22nd, 2011 10:40 pm

Saw this movie for the first time.  Great Movie for Civil War enthusiasts.  Raymond Massey as John Brown, Ronald Regan as George Custer, and Errol ...   Tue Nov 29th, 2011 06:43 pm

he was a criminal and should have been hung ...   Tue Aug 23rd, 2011 12:50 am

I've been reading a bit about the Grand Review of the Armies, which occurred on May 23rd and 24th, 1865.  Does anybody know of a ...   Thu Aug 4th, 2011 01:53 am

Here you go   http://www.dalegallon.com/proddetail.asp?prod=gl%2Dpr%2D100&cat=14 ...   Fri Jul 29th, 2011 08:19 pm

My vote goes to Dale Gallon's "The Railroad Cut".  Kunstler and Troiani are 85% South and 15% North.  Kunstler has every pose of Stonewall except ...   Thu Jul 28th, 2011 04:12 pm

You know strange as it seems, there is a real paucity of information and the lack of a good in depth biography of Abner Doubleday. ...   Sun Jul 10th, 2011 11:23 pm

The beauty of the man is that he recognized that until blacks held a real stake in the war, and participated by becoming soldiers, then ...   Sun Jun 19th, 2011 01:34 am

Similarities 1.  2 greatest manhunts in history:  Booth and Bin Laden 2.  proof required in identification and dna at death 3.  conspiracy theories abound unless identification done properly 4.  ...   Tue May 3rd, 2011 01:17 am

http://thisweekinthecivilwar.com/2011/04/23/historical-inaccuracies-in-the-conspirator/ Let the inaccuracies as noted by Civil War buffs begin.        ...   Sun Apr 24th, 2011 09:07 pm

Read "Blood on the Moon" by Steers.  Excellent coverage of the trial.  ...   Sat Apr 16th, 2011 12:22 pm

I haven't had this much fun since Neal Young sang "Southern Man" and the Allman Brothers sang, "Sweet Home Alabama...   Being from the North, I just ...   Thu Jan 20th, 2011 02:00 am

Let me count the ways: 1.  When Notre Dame plays Alabama, I always root for Notre Dame.  North trumps South Always in sports 2.  When I see ...   Thu Jan 13th, 2011 12:20 am

Hello all, do you have your 2011 CW Trip plans for 2011 yet?  I am thinking that 2011 will bring a Gettysburg, Monacacy, Harper's Ferry, ...   Thu Nov 11th, 2010 09:52 pm

Why doesn't President Obama treat this minister wanting to burn the Quoran like Lincoln treated Clement Valandingham and suspend habeas and have him arrested? ...   Thu Sep 9th, 2010 01:30 pm

June 30th: "...For Sickles, the march to Gettysburg was the culmination of three frustrating days under Meade's command.  In addition to being reprimanded because his trains ...   Thu Aug 26th, 2010 02:00 pm

If Meade was appointed in late June and had several days to look at his commanders, AND, knowing what he knew about Sickles, then why ...   Wed Aug 25th, 2010 01:26 pm