Ugh. Have you read the new book out on the Free State of Jones? Dave ... GGG- ... that "damned ... from ... deserted ... Mississippi ... as ... the ... from ...
[Camp Jackson was originally built by southern sympathizers. Bitters - A beverage for stimulating the appetite and digestion. Some bitters contained alcohol.]...
... 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....
... 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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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...
... 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...
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...
... 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...
... 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...
... 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...
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...
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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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 ...
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...
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 ...
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";...
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?...
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...
... As ... it ... Grant stated an expectation. Expectation carries with it some uncertainty, thus there is nothing strange or wrong with sending someone to...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
... below. ... had ... Hooker ... to ... base ... every ... his ... of ... of ... Grant's ... of ... wrong? If Grant's advance to the rifle-pits was done just...
