Hi Y'all Depends on where you are to the most part the folks east of the Mississippi think the War in the west was a sideshow. The folks in the West thought...
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Jack Hultquist
lonejack1862
Sep 1, 2002 11:03 am
[CLICK HERE for Harrison's picture. Tintype photographs are mirror-like images where right is left and left is right. The tintype of Harrison was probably...
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carlw4514
Sep 1, 2002 3:54 pm
Will, you always do your homework and make good points. Certainly I didn't know that the Red River Campaign was over Banks' objections. Lincoln needed Banks,...
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David Kowalski
kywddavid
Sep 1, 2002 7:46 pm
Suddenly the key point from the Jackson Valley campaign as it transfers to the Red River snaps into focus: Taylor was a brigadier general at Winchester. He...
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carlw4514
Sep 1, 2002 9:13 pm
I suspect you may be right. I am certain that the loss of the availability of troops from the most populous part of Louisiana was sorely felt in 1864; the very...
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Charles Pate
wheelerschof...
Sep 1, 2002 11:09 pm
Dear Jack, I forgot my mailing address. It is Charles Pate P.O. Box 6322 Falls Church, VA 22040 Charlie ... From: Jack Hultquist To:...
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melchizedek22
Sep 2, 2002 4:57 am
"Atlanta is ours and fairly won"....
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henry_sibley
Sep 2, 2002 1:14 pm
... Taylor wasn't "defeated"; at Pleasant Hill. The battle was a tactical draw. Nevertheless, Banks might have resumed the march toward Shreveport after getting...
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henry_sibley
Sep 2, 2002 1:18 pm
A part of the dynamics here is that Banks was under orders to return Brig. Gen. A. J. Smith's three divisions to Vicksburg by a certain date (which I cannot...
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henry_sibley
Sep 2, 2002 1:22 pm
... The officer who designed and supervised the construction of the dams in Red River was Lieut. Col. Joseph Bailey, who had built similar structures near Port...
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henry_sibley
Sep 2, 2002 1:24 pm
... Banks was deceived by a local man who wished to protect cotton he owned that was located near the river road toward Shreveport from Natchitoches. This man...
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David Kowalski
kywddavid
Sep 2, 2002 9:10 pm
You would think that the Catholic Church has enough of a public relations black eye in Massachussetts and elsewhere not to risk another brouhaha. Guess not. ...
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ltcpataylor
Sep 3, 2002 12:18 am
Dave, Interesting post. My cadets, in conjunction with the local VFW Post (the old vets are getting to old to do it on their own) decorate the local...
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bobaldrich2001
Sep 3, 2002 2:50 pm
Joe H., I got interested at age 7 when my Dad took the family to Gettysburg in 1959. Before we left he got us setting up the battle on the living room floor,...
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carlw4514
Sep 3, 2002 3:43 pm
That Gettysburg civil war game is still available, the site http://www.secondchancegames.com/ probably has it and it is traded quite often on ebay. Bob, you...
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Dan Cone
guitarmandanga
Sep 3, 2002 3:45 pm
... Count me in! Dan _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: ...
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lilsteve68@...
lilsteve68
Sep 3, 2002 5:11 pm
Park Proposal Would Restore Parts of Nashville's Fort Negley [Unable to display image] Sept. 3, 2002--A proposal by the planning department of the Nashville...
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hartshje
Sep 3, 2002 11:09 pm
Bob, Sounds like you've got about 10 years on me (I was two in '59). I also had the A.H. games, and recreated the battles with 100's of multi-era HO-25mm...
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lilsteve68@...
lilsteve68
Sep 4, 2002 2:22 am
U.S. descendants of slaves file lawsuits seeking reparations By BRETT MARTEL, Associated Press Writer NEW ORLEANS - About 200 Louisiana residents identifying...
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josepharose
Sep 4, 2002 2:26 am
There is a Civil War On-Line (CWOL) game which may be of interest: http://www.distance-simulations.org/game_links.htm is a main links page for the game. It's...
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P. B. Jones
pbjdesigns
Sep 4, 2002 2:29 am
Just curious as to the source of this article. I know the one you shared earlier today came from Civil War Interactive http://www.civilwarinteractive.com/. ...
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lilsteve68@...
lilsteve68
Sep 4, 2002 2:38 am
In a message dated 9/3/02 9:30:17 PM Central Daylight Time, jones@... ... Pat I got the Info from <A...
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carlw4514
Sep 4, 2002 11:06 am
as an online game, this has some popularity, and may not be the only one of its kind. I was never sure I would like it, so your experience is telling. Perhaps...
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Troy Groves
spider@...
Sep 6, 2002 2:11 pm
I was wondering if anyone knew of any sources that might indicate what manual of instruction was used by Confederate Cavalry of the Western Theater. I am...
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ltcpataylor
Sep 6, 2002 7:09 pm
Troy, Hope this helps. "Poinsett's "Cavalry Tactics" Manual Joel Roberts Poinsett, who today is best remembered for his work as a botanist, introducing a...
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carlw4514
Sep 7, 2002 2:34 pm
The anniversary of the remarkable Confederate Victory at Sabine Pass, Sept 8 1863, is coming up. http://www2.cr.nps.gov/abpp/battles/tx006.htm The practice of...
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lilsteve68@...
lilsteve68
Sep 7, 2002 6:32 pm
I like you to invite you All to join my <A HREF="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCivilWarChronical">The Civil War Chronical Newsletter</A> I think you will...
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Troy Groves
spider@...
Sep 8, 2002 4:57 pm
Pete, Thanks for the information. I've not seen Poinsett's Manual. Do you know if it is possible to obtain copies of it today? I also received information that...
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LWhite64@...
Sep 8, 2002 11:57 pm
Wheeler's book replaced Poinsett's in use along with what ever else that Forrest and Wheer were useing in December of 1863, so before that...who knows, also...
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Dave Smith
dmsmith001
Sep 10, 2002 11:17 am
... said. ... Put another way - getting out-generaled by Stonewall Jackson, given our hindsight knowledge - is something that happened to a lot of generals....
