Ugh. Have you read the new book out on the Free State of Jones? Dave ... GGG- ... that "damned ... from ... deserted ... Mississippi ... as ... the ... from ...
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Jack Hultquist
lonejack1862
Aug 1, 2002 11:26 am
[Camp Jackson was originally built by southern sympathizers. Bitters - A beverage for stimulating the appetite and digestion. Some bitters contained alcohol.]...
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bjer50010
Aug 1, 2002 1:21 pm
... Thomas's ... were "to ... I agree that Grant made a mistake in his memoirs. I don't agree with the assertion that it amounted to a lie or a coverup....
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bjer50010
Aug 1, 2002 1:42 pm
... fresh ... units ... And again, where do you suggest that Sherman use these troops to make this assault? ... So the accounts of men who were actually there...
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fishx111@...
Aug 1, 2002 1:49 pm
CARL: If we were having a spelling contest it would be trestle not tressel which I thought might have something to do with hair.I didn't even know my e mail...
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bjer50010
Aug 1, 2002 2:45 pm
... support ... that? ... Obviously ... morning ... a ... I'm sorry to reply to my own post, but I forgot that the quote to which I referred was in a different...
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ltcpataylor
Aug 1, 2002 3:08 pm
Madelon, Sorry for such a late response, but, been out of town! The difference was and is linear tactics. During the 17th through the 19th century (some will...
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slippymississippi
slippymissis...
Aug 1, 2002 3:48 pm
... I just ordered that book, and "Slave Patrols." My friend was pretty emotionally torn up that his GGG-grandfather was shot in the Free State of Jones sweep...
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wh_keene
Aug 1, 2002 4:18 pm
... were "to ... Since Grant's order called for Hooker to get on the Summertown road, and since the Summertwon road was the enemy's line of retreat, where is...
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wh_keene
Aug 1, 2002 4:20 pm
... Wow. I disagree with a great many things Joe says, but this has to be one of the biggest. Cozzens plays favorites in a huge way and I think some of his...
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carlw4514
Aug 1, 2002 4:36 pm
Very informative, Pete, thanks. I would add that one of the reasons it was hard to abandon the old tactics were related to command and control. The men needed...
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melchizedek22
Aug 1, 2002 4:42 pm
This whole thread is silly,so far there seems to be only one who thinks Sherman was insubordinate,and that one has proved over,and over,and over that he hates...
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fishx111@...
Aug 1, 2002 5:10 pm
CARL: Yes they did use a whistle in WWI.Radios were not invented or practcal until the late 20s.One possible commo solution could be hand signals , but this ...
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jackehmer
Aug 1, 2002 5:17 pm
Baron, Anyone who has been here more than a couple of months, knows what game is being played. My suggestion is to just ignore that individual's posts. Any...
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thecoys@...
thecoys2
Aug 1, 2002 5:26 pm
Lets discuss why someone who hates Grant and Sherman cannot be a historian. :) Kevin S. Coy ... over that he hates Grant and Sherman,leaving him with zip ...
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Robert(Bob) Taubman
stafftca
Aug 1, 2002 6:02 pm
Please, for someone who has four of Cozzens' waiting to be read, what errors should be noted and in what books? Thanx. Bob Taubman ... From: "wh_keene";...
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wh_keene
Aug 1, 2002 6:10 pm
Gosh, Joe, I guess you have it all figured out. So how much do you think Ewing had to pay Loomis, Buschbeck and various others to lie for him in their reports?...
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wh_keene
Aug 1, 2002 6:59 pm
Bob, For starters, regarding Cozzens "Shipwreck of their Hopes", the following are from the archives of this message board. Whether o rnot you appreciate the...
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wh_keene
Aug 1, 2002 7:48 pm
... As ... it ... Grant stated an expectation. Expectation carries with it some uncertainty, thus there is nothing strange or wrong with sending someone to...
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slippymississippi
slippymissis...
Aug 1, 2002 8:41 pm
Another website on the "Peace Society:" http://www.rmcleod.com/6thalabama/history.htm In early December 1863, the dubious quality of the recruits in the ...
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slippymississippi
slippymissis...
Aug 1, 2002 9:04 pm
From the website: http://www.geocities.com/przed/doubt If I had known what lay in store for me that day as I limped into La Grange, Tennessee, I may just have...
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slippymississippi
slippymissis...
Aug 1, 2002 9:10 pm
... OH DEAR LORD! =) Scratch that one... it's some kinda gay Harlequin Romance!!!! Oh the wonders of this here internet thingy......
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aot1952
Aug 1, 2002 9:16 pm
Mr. Taubman- I will defer to others who might be willing to try and cite you chapter and verse on perceived errors in Cozzens work. I would merely state that...
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hank9174
Aug 1, 2002 9:18 pm
I must be a reverse Rip Van Winkle... I left for vacation in July 2002 and upon returning I find it is May 2001! Cheers, HankC ... be...
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slippymississippi
slippymissis...
Aug 1, 2002 9:21 pm
Okay, this doc may be a bit more relevant and certainly less racy: http://www.webroots.org/library/usamilit/tdotc003.html In the course of the year further...
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melchizedek22
Aug 1, 2002 10:15 pm
I've been here more than a few months and have seen some pretty good members quit because they get tired of the nonstop bashing of some and the never ending...
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Robert(Bob) Taubman
stafftca
Aug 2, 2002 1:19 am
Will, Don't mind at all. Thank you for posting from the archives, it is much appreciated. Bob ... From: "wh_keene"; <wh_keene@...> To:...
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josepharose
Aug 2, 2002 2:41 am
Mr. Jewell: You wrote: "Grant wanted Hooker to descend on the Summertown Road." No, he wanted Hooker to *ascend* the Summertown Road. From where Hooker was on...
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Chuck Toney
ChuckToney98
Aug 2, 2002 2:51 am
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josepharose
Aug 2, 2002 2:54 am
... below. ... had ... Hooker ... to ... base ... every ... his ... of ... of ... Grant's ... of ... wrong? If Grant's advance to the rifle-pits was done just...
