Monthly Archives: November 2012
Allen Guelzo’s Walk Through the Civil War, Part 2
Hat tip to Brooks Simpson. Dr. Guelzo is a great lecturer. I have two sets of his DVDs from The Teaching Company.
Lincoln’s Code: The Laws of War in American History
This is a terrific book. Its main subject is the Lieber Code, promulgated by Abraham Lincoln as General Orders No. 100 which, while approved on April 24, 1863, was released in May of that year. The author, John Fabian Witt, puts the Lieber Code in its historical perspective, discussing the evolution of the Laws of War and […]
Potpourri
Too bad I don’t have a clip of Alex Trebek saying it. Here are some smaller items of interest. First, as promised earlier, here’s Steven Hahn’s Fortenbaugh Lecture from earlier this month. Next up, Susan Schulten writes about the maps used in “Lincoln.” Speaking of Lincoln, here’s Allen C. Guelzo’s review. Matthew Pinsker weighs in […]
Did the States Reserve a Right to Secede?
You’ve no doubt read this claim before. Someone makes the claim that Virginia, New York, and Rhode Island reserved a right to secede in their ratification of the US Constitution. A look at the ratifications of each of those states shows clearly such a claim is baseless. Let’s take Virginia: “Do in the name and […]
The Art of Wars
Art is a friend of us students of the war. The biggest reason for this is that it helps us visualize what happened. Some artists drew during the war itself, and later turned their sketches into paintings. Folks like Alfred Waud, his brother, William, Winslow Homer, Edwin Forbes, and Conrad Wise Chapman created images that are […]
The Heritage Instead of History Crowd Shows Their Ignorance Again
I found this gem on the group Brooks Simpson calls, “The Gift That Keeps On Giving.” My comments in brackets [] and underlined. Just a few things I’m sure Spielburg didn’t mention in his movie… ——————– [An admission he hasn’t seen the movie (setting aside the fact that he can’t spell Spielberg’s name correctly) and […]
More Comments on Spielberg’s Lincoln
The media, including the internet generally and the blogosphere in particular, has been positively buzzing with reactions to the new movie, “Lincoln,” directed by Steven Spielberg. My own comments are here. Kate Masur had some critical comments on the portrayal of African-Americans in the movie here. Answering Masur fairly decisively, in my opinion, is Hari Jones […]
Tweeting Eric Foner
See if you can get the gist of the presentation. Remember, read from the bottom up. How did you do? Albert Mackey@AlbertMackey1 But colonization was no longer part of US policy for dealing with slavery. #LincolnF2012 18 NovAlbert Mackey@AlbertMackey1 EF: Once Lincoln determined on military emancipation, if any black wanted to move out of […]
Tweeting Amanda Foreman
Here are the tweets from Amanda Foreman’s lecture the second night of the Lincoln Forum (Saturday, 17 Nov). Once again, they are in reverse order, so the first one is at the bottom of the post and the last one is at the top: Albert Mackey@AlbertMackey1 AF: Adoration of southern charm surely continues. #LincolnF2012 17 […]
Dedication Day 2012
Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863. This date is commemorated each year in Gettysburg as Dedication Day, the day the National Cemetery was dedicated. There is a wreath laying at the National Soldiers’ Memorial followed by a keynote address. This year was my third time at Dedication Day. In 2010 the […]
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