tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post4411504923584037434..comments2024-03-25T14:51:02.583-07:00Comments on Civil War Books and Authors: Booknotes: Movements and Positions in the Battle of Kennesaw MountainDW@CWBAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-4028552006347838262019-01-16T16:36:51.581-08:002019-01-16T16:36:51.581-08:00The memoir pages point out a historical account wh...The memoir pages point out a historical account which differs greatly from previously written records, claiming that brave soldiers from Illinois never set foot on the specific ground that now supports a 25 foot concrete and bronze monument in their honor. Additionally, Holmes claims that he and his 52nd OVI regiment alone held the spot for six days. As a lawyer, Holmes presents a valid argument Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-17760753667561792372018-10-26T09:40:24.831-07:002018-10-26T09:40:24.831-07:00Drew: Even with all of the added filler material, ...Drew: Even with all of the added filler material, at 163 pages it's about the length of a History Press soft cover at a substantially higher price. As I count it (based on the Amazon "look inside"), there are actually 73 pages of text containing Holmes's memoir. Much of the rest appears to be material which a reader who owns Hess's volume would already know (adding in the John Fosketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07936933540188671571noreply@blogger.com