http://www.claremont.org/writings/crb/summer2003/owens.html The 'Lost Cause' In Retreat Reviews of The Longest Night: A Military History of the Civil War, by...
Help Have located Great, gr,gr certification Honorable discharge from Confederate Army being wounded at Richmond Ky. One page under glass framed fro Great...
Well, the ripening corn theory is pretty close to the truth. Dave Powell earlier mentioned the long supply line for Burnside, Rosy's was pretty long also, if...
New to Group,Thanks Regarding Chet's ratings, I agree wholeheartedly and add Bragg's inability to adapt after {Battles start} also doomed him. I think as far...
Every analysis of Raymond I have read so far states that the 10-30th TN consolidated regiment came under fire by Union artillery while sniping at the Union...
From: "Tom Mix" <tmix@...> Date: Mon Aug 8, 2005 9:39 pm Subject: RE: [civilwarwest] War is only a continuation of state policy tmix@... Send Email Since WW...
It was Clausewitz, or one of those guys, who stated something like "war is an extension of politics." And politics don't work without the support of the ...
I'm afraid that the Union artillery at Raymond was not on "artillery ridge." According to Granbury, his 7th TX regiment was hiding in a stretch of woods...
Hello All We keep talking about Burnside and Knoxville, but I was also wondering, how is it that Burnside always had an independent command. His Corp was...
Civil War Uniforms: 5 Tips on Making Trousers that Last Forever! By Paula and Coach McCoach http://www.civilwaruniforms.net Are your pants wearing out too...
Every analysis that I've read puts the guns halfway between the Champion House and the peak of the hill. However, from the O.R., it appears that the guns were...
For $25, Sid Champion V will take you on a tour of his Champion Hill property, complete with period relevant family documents. I thought perhaps you guys...
Re: From: CAMPAIGN62@... [snip] Vicksburg was a "key" only in Lincoln's mind. He had been there in his youth and was impressed by thhe amount of commerce...
As stated on our yahoo group homepage, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/civilwarwest/ discussion of causes of the war is off limits on Civil War West. Please...
As it appears to be related to the discussion of theatres of war, the following is an interesting excerpt from an online article concerning the South's...
Margaret If you have the time, would you care to explain what Earl Van Dorn did? I really don't know too much about Pea Ridge and would like to learn more. ...
Was it a mistake of Sherman's to have moved two of Howard's divisions to support Schofield just before Hood launched his attack on Thomas' position? If they...
I have found many differing accounts of how many guns he collected (as well as many that said putting them together wasn't even his idea, but Beauregard's, or...
Here's a quick resume of Gen. Dodge for general Information DODGE, Grenville Mellen. Union gen. 1831-1916. Mass. After graduating from Norwich Univ., Vt., he...
There seems to be only one photo of Ruggles, showing him in his Major- General's uniform (appointed, 1863). He appears to be bald, with a long white beard and...
Check out http://www.cwartifax.com/cgi-bin/display_Items.asp?Cat=11 for an interesting piece of paperwork issued to civilians in war time Tennessee. Take care,...
I cannot remember who sent the article on grave restoration, but grave markers that are damaged or near unreadable can be replaced with new markers from the...
The Morning Read: Grave consequences Gene-o Platt's three years of work to fix up Union soldier markers in Santa Ana will be undone. Officials say effort was...
I am just getting into reading about the Trans-Mississippi action during the war. What books would you recommend for my library? I have the following so far...
