Monthly Archives: December 2017
CWTR Interview: A More Civil War: How the Union Waged a Just War
Here’s an interview on Civil War Talk Radio between historian D. H. Dilbeck and historian/host Gerald Prokopowicz regarding Dr. Dilbeck’s book, A More Civil War: How the Union Waged a Just War. It’s a decent interview, but unfortunately Dr. Prokopowicz spent so much time on ancillary comments he didn’t have enough time to more fully explore […]
States’ Rights and the Union
This book by Forrest McDonald traces the history of the ideology of states’ rights from the Founding of the United States through Reconstruction. He starts by telling us, “Of all the problems that beset the United States of America during the century from the Declaration of Independence to the end of Reconstruction, the most pervasive […]
Robert E. Lee On Leadership
This is H. W. Crocker appearing on the old C-SPAN show, “Booknotes” talking about his book, Robert E. Lee on Leadership. The history he portrays is horrible. He has a huge amount of historical errors in this discussion. I considered not using this, but it does give me an opportunity to talk about the various “X […]
The Venice
The citation for this case is 69 US [2 Wall.] 258. On May 15, 1862, the US Navy ship USS Calhoun captured a schooner named The Venice on Lake Pontchartrain near New Orleans, Louisiana. The schooner had a cargo of cotton owned by David G. Cooke, a British subject who had lived in New Orleans […]
Shelby Foote and the Romantic View of the Civil War
I’ve written before about Shelby Foote [see particularly here and here], and I haven’t changed my view. His three-volume narrative history of the war is a work of art, but we shouldn’t depend on it as a source. It’s useful to a beginner as an overview of the war, and it’s a pleasure to read. […]
Merry Christmas 2017
Merry Christmas to all who celebrate, and Happy Holidays. Thomas Nast gives us “Christmas in the Camp,” with Santa Claus giving presents to Union soldiers.
Confederate Monuments at Gettysburg – Gettysburg Battle Walk with Ranger Daniel Vermilya
Here’s Ranger Dan Vermilya giving a battle walk discussing six confederate monuments at Gettysburg. Dan always does a great job, and this is no exception. It’s filled with great information as usual.
The Lost Gettysburg Address
This book by David Dixon tells a fascinating story of Charles Anderson, a Kentuckian who later moved to Ohio. The son of Revolutionary War soldier Richard Clough Anderson, Charles Anderson had connections ranging from George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette to Abraham Lincoln. What prompted this book was the fact that Charles Anderson gave […]
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