What is really strange is that the southern states were allowed, or really required, to ratify the 13th amendment, which is something that only states can do,...
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Tim Lanzendörfer
big_enterprise
Sep 23, 2007 7:45 pm
... How so? The 14th Amendment was certified as part of the Constitution in 1868, after 28 states (of 36) had ratified it, including South and North Carolina,...
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keeno2@...
Sep 23, 2007 8:32 pm
In a message dated 9/23/2007 11:22:44 A.M. Central Daylight Time, JWD2044@h otmail.com writes: Loss of "representation in Congress" would mean an inability...
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Tony Gunter
tony_gunter
Sep 23, 2007 8:33 pm
... reading. ... This is a really ponderous set of books that goes out of its way to include detailed, but often error-prone, glimpses into every facet of the...
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jgillen94
Sep 23, 2007 10:22 pm
Thanks for all the sugestions. I put most on my to buy list. Have just bought Cozzens trilogy. Is his book on Iuka part of that series?...
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NPeters102@...
Sep 23, 2007 10:57 pm
In a message dated 9/23/2007 6:22:40 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, jgillen94@... writes: Is his book on Iuka part of that series? No. The trilogy is...
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Tom Mix
tbm1950
Sep 23, 2007 11:06 pm
Nope, but still a good one the have. ... From: civilwarwest@yahoogroups.com [mailto:civilwarwest@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of jgillen94 Sent: Sunday,...
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James W. Durney
james2044
Sep 23, 2007 11:16 pm
... just ... No but it is worth buying....
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NPeters102@...
Sep 23, 2007 11:17 pm
In a message dated 9/23/2007 12:34:55 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, tmix@... writes: Men of Fire: Grant, Forrest, and the Campaign That Decided the...
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Tony Gunter
tony_gunter
Sep 23, 2007 11:51 pm
... just ... No. I haven't read the trilogy, but I enjoyed Iuka. Based on that book, he pieces together a battle history really well, but he lets slip quite...
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Sweetsstar@...
susansweet1
Sep 24, 2007 1:18 am
In a message dated 9/23/2007 4:17:59 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, NPeters102@... writes: Just not my cup of tea. What is everyone else's opinion re: this...
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keeno2@...
Sep 24, 2007 1:21 am
In a message dated 9/23/2007 5:22:43 P.M. Central Daylight Time, jgillen94@... writes: Thanks for all the sugestions. I put most on my to buy list. Have...
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keeno2@...
Sep 24, 2007 1:24 am
In a message dated 9/23/2007 6:23:13 P.M. Central Daylight Time, NPeters102@... writes: Just not my cup of tea. What is everyone else's opinion re: this...
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NPeters102@...
Sep 24, 2007 1:37 am
In a message dated 9/23/2007 9:22:50 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, Sweetsstar@... writes: personally like individual biographies. Craig Symonds Cleburne or...
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NPeters102@...
Sep 24, 2007 1:40 am
In a message dated 9/23/2007 9:24:50 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, keeno2@... writes: Got to go with that NP. Makes it difficult to file on the proper...
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Sweetsstar@...
susansweet1
Sep 24, 2007 1:50 am
I like the thresher analogy . I also agree with Ken a dual biography would be hard to put in the right place on the shelf. I have a hard enough time ...
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jgillen94
Sep 24, 2007 4:06 am
Thanks, was going to order but will waite till I see at a library book sale for $5. The only dula bio that i liked is the one on Grnt and Sherman. That what...
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cashg79
Sep 24, 2007 5:35 am
... really required, to ratify the 13th amendment, which is something that only states can do, BEFORE they were "readmitted" to the union, but then, due to...
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cashg79
Sep 24, 2007 5:39 am
... No, it wouldn't. They still participated in presidential elections, they still participaated in the economy, they were still a part of the nation, and the...
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Steve Hall
tunnel_hill_...
Sep 24, 2007 2:02 pm
Sorry, I misstated. I was not thinking straight, what I meant to say was that the Southern states voted to ratify the 13th amendment, but were the REQUIRED to...
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cashg79
Sep 24, 2007 3:37 pm
... Southern states voted to ratify the 13th amendment, but were the REQUIRED to ratify the 14th and 15th BEFORE they would be readmitted to the Union. ... ...
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Carl Williams
carlw4514
Sep 24, 2007 5:35 pm
... Civil War ... Grant and Forrest and a certain Campaign: hmmmm. I failed to guess what this would be. The particular "decisive Campaign" turns out to be...
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Tony Gunter
tony_gunter
Sep 25, 2007 8:04 am
... I'm sorry, I was just researching some old topics, ran across this, and nearly fell out of my chair. Not sure how I missed this the first time around....
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Carl Williams
carlw4514
Sep 25, 2007 10:40 am
I believe the council for the defense hauled himself up on his hind legs and croaked out "I object" on that one. Nonetheless, we remain grateful for the focus...
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Tony Gunter
tony_gunter
Sep 25, 2007 12:08 pm
... True. The strange thing is, I probably wouldn't have disagreed with him too strongly at the time, not really having put a magnifying glass to McClernand....
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jgillen94
Sep 27, 2007 4:21 pm
Just finished reading Cunningham's "Shiloh and the Western Campaign of 1862" and would highly recommend it. This is the first book I have read on Shiloh. The...
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Carl Williams
carlw4514
Sep 27, 2007 7:51 pm
... I'm sure we have discussed it here. Impossible to come to conclusions in a forum like this, but what I've gotten out of it is that the common conclusion is...
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Carl Williams
carlw4514
Sep 27, 2007 7:54 pm
oops *sigh* meant to refer you this wakefield post: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/civilwarwest/message/10430...
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Bill Bruner
endeavorgot
Sep 28, 2007 2:48 am
... "Never Mind" I read and enjoyed Wakefields's obversations on Chickamauga. I miss him. Bill Bruner...
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basecat1@...
basecat1
Sep 28, 2007 2:51 am
In a message dated 9/27/2007 10:48:26 PM Eastern Daylight Time, banbruner@... writes: "Never Mind" I read and enjoyed Wakefields's obversations on ...
