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Twain, the War and Life on the Mississippi
For Civil War News I recently wrote a piece on how Ulysses S. Grant managed to finish his Personal Memoirs just before his death in 1885. My article proved so long that CWN Publisher Jack Melton split it for two … Continue reading
Congressman Wheeler Speaks in the House on Causes of the War
Jack Melton, publisher of Civil War News, often talks with me about little-known sources and items in Civil War history. Recently he pointed me to one such: a speech by Joseph Wheeler, later Confederate major general, then U. S. Representative … Continue reading
A Peek into the “Critic’s Corner” in Civil War News
SHAG-A-DOO-LA. Those of us who write about the Civil War for fun (rarely for profit) get our ideas from any number of sources. One never knows when or how some inspiration will occur. Driving to the store recently, I heard … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Emerging Civil War, Newspapers
Tagged book reviews, books, Civil War News, Critics Corner, Jack Melton, Kay Jorgenson
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A Presidential Review That Didn’t Go Very Well
ECWer Stephen Davis of Cumming, Georgia, is finishing up his book on the generalship of John B. Hood, which will be published later this year by Savas Beatie. From it Steve draws the following story: During the war President Jefferson … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Leadership--Confederate, Western Theater
Tagged 1st Georgia, 24th Texas, 36th Alabama, 42nd Georgia, 49th Tennessee, 4th Louisiana, 54th Georgia, Army of Tennessee, Capt. Benjamin Posey, Capt. Samuel Foster, Capt. William Dixon, Francis Shoup, Isham Harris, Jefferson Davis, John Bell Hood, Lovick P. Thomas, Lt. Marcus Ely, Palmetto Georgia, Rev. James H. McNeilly
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Did You Hear It?
Today (Monday, January 15) on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program, I heard Princeton professor Eddie Glaude Jr. comment on “a culture war Donald Trump is waging as if he was Sherman marching through the South.” Here In Georgia, we have heard … Continue reading
Posted in Emerging Civil War, Memory, Ties to the War
Tagged Donald Trump, Eddie Glaude Jr., Morning Joe, Sherman
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Harry Turtledove, Nathan Bedford Forrest, and the Beatles
You’ve got Turtledove’s Fort Pillow (2006)? Turn to page 140, and a Tennessee cavalryman cries, “Get back, Jojo!” …which has led me over these years to wonder if the esteemed author sprinkles a Beatles lyrics line into his other novels—alternative fiction, science … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Books & Authors, Civil War in Pop Culture, USCT
Tagged Beatles, fiction, Fort Pillow, Harry Turtledove, USCT
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The Civil War Monitor Almanac
[Editor’s Note: Our current discussion on “turning points” reminded Steve Davis of something that caught his eye in the recent Civil War Monitor Almanac….] “We hope that what follows will give our readers something substantial to ponder,” editor Terry Johnston … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Civil War in Pop Culture
Tagged almanac, Civil War Monitor, magazines
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Great Moments in Southern History
I sent Chris Mackowski a note on some stationery I got years ago–see below. As you’ll be able to tell, there’s a story behind it. It was sent to me by my good friend Ben Maryniak of Buffalo. Ben and … Continue reading
When Longstreet Took Boston
Readers of Civil War News know that I contribute a regular column, “Critic’s Corner,” in which Publisher Jack Melton allows me to write about books and other published works. July is traditionally our “Gettysburg” issue, with a big central section … Continue reading
