tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post3523980767643838267..comments2024-03-25T14:51:02.583-07:00Comments on Civil War Books and Authors: Booknotes III (April '10)DW@CWBAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-79613685516699302562010-05-01T16:40:27.291-07:002010-05-01T16:40:27.291-07:00Hi Lee,
Thanks for the comment. It's probably ...Hi Lee,<br />Thanks for the comment. It's probably unfair to expect southern civilians to have too much prescience about their vulnerability to Union combined operations (esp. given the rapid advances in naval steam power and heavy cannon technology that occurred right before the war). I suppose that they, like the residents of other southern states, did not expect so much South Carolina DW@CWBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-59596840376466024382010-04-29T09:30:53.735-07:002010-04-29T09:30:53.735-07:00Very interesting. As far as Planters go, one that...Very interesting. As far as Planters go, one that I have looked at in detail, Plowden C.J, Weston, from the Georgetown area, was very anti secession and then dumped a sizeable amount of money into the defense of the area, buying cannon, etc. I think he realised how vulnerable the area was.<br /><br />Leelee whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14443723773797370514noreply@blogger.com