tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post5816862362881910216..comments2024-03-25T14:51:02.583-07:00Comments on Civil War Books and Authors: The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant: The Complete Annotated EditionDW@CWBAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-69448876729629224702017-08-02T07:04:53.802-07:002017-08-02T07:04:53.802-07:00Alright, I think we've reached the end of the ...Alright, I think we've reached the end of the line on this and are just rehashing what's already been said on other discussion venues. I am going to close the comments thread now. DW@CWBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-57184982478669510652017-08-02T06:05:45.395-07:002017-08-02T06:05:45.395-07:00It's important to keep in mind that books such...It's important to keep in mind that books such as those by Varney and Rose have an agenda. They are biased against Grant because they are biased for other generals, such as Thomas and Rosecrans. Reviews and online discussions have identified many errors and questionable interpretations in these books.<br /><br />The poster above mentions the "Old Grant Guard." And it is true that Dan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00789357651229702002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-37408663494687740032017-08-01T09:57:03.363-07:002017-08-01T09:57:03.363-07:00Grant's Memoirs are probably the most influent...Grant's Memoirs are probably the most influential work of Civil War history (outside of such collections as the ORs). Unlike other autobiographies, however, they are very often accepted as the truth, even without corroboration from or in spite of other primary sources. Their importance can hardly be overstated.<br /><br />One of the editors of the Complete Annotated Edition of the Personal Joseph A. Rosehttp://grantunderfire.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-48752428505332559512017-08-01T08:31:15.000-07:002017-08-01T08:31:15.000-07:00Jim
I am not the Grant scholar on the level of Ro...Jim<br /><br />I am not the Grant scholar on the level of Rose or Varney, and have forwarded this to them for their reading pleasure. I do know, however, they have have dug much more deeply on this subject and have added a lot of new questions and scholarship on the subject. <br /><br />The issue to me is whether the general reading public takes it as gospel or something approaching it. I argue Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-27356165697879253262017-07-31T13:34:30.960-07:002017-07-31T13:34:30.960-07:00Note to the most recent poster. Anonymous comments...Note to the most recent poster. Anonymous comments are not allowed. Feel free to resubmit with your full name attached.DW@CWBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-35430951856846821062017-07-31T12:13:07.686-07:002017-07-31T12:13:07.686-07:00Catton was hardly a solo voice, Ted. I just finis...Catton was hardly a solo voice, Ted. I just finished Cozzens on Chattanooga, for example (publ. mid-90s, I think), and he was *very* critical there about precisely those issues you mention. I'm fairly familiar with the Grant literature, and I don't know of anyone who would consider the Memoirs as historical gospel. I know I don't. My point is that I have yet to hear of something Jim Eppersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12896759856079539599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-8549881546907442772017-07-31T12:00:21.775-07:002017-07-31T12:00:21.775-07:00You're reading a lot of strange things into wh...You're reading a lot of strange things into what is merely a Book News announcement.DW@CWBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-71150262107203596592017-07-31T10:47:07.659-07:002017-07-31T10:47:07.659-07:00Jim, I think you also said you were not going to r...Jim, I think you also said you were not going to read the books. Not sure whether you did. <br /><br />The fact Catton pointed something out is like saying CBS broadcast something years about issue X, and virtually no others have since then, and yet no one should now talk about it. <br /><br />And no one is arguing that he wasn't human or made mistakes, so that is a strawman argument. Their Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-55503663713115987582017-07-31T10:44:13.313-07:002017-07-31T10:44:13.313-07:00Well, first it's not a crime. :)
Next, the la...Well, first it's not a crime. :)<br /><br />Next, the last paragraph doesn't mesh with the first sentence. To be consistent, the mini-review notice should have made NO recommendation based upon the last paragraph until we find out what the book includes or does not. <br /><br />Finally, I fail to see any inconsistency in my position. I am waiting to find out--as my last sentence said veryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-21409713967724555232017-07-31T07:29:39.292-07:002017-07-31T07:29:39.292-07:00As long ago as 1954, Bruce Catton wrote about omis...As long ago as 1954, Bruce Catton wrote about omissions and lapses of memory in Grant's Memoirs, so I find the assertions by certain modern authors frankly rather curious, if not a little disingenuous. Given the circumstances of their composition, plus the fact that the author was just as human as the rest of us, no one should be shocked or surprised. I'm very much looking forward to Jim Eppersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12896759856079539599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-33694290101470594882017-07-30T11:24:11.252-07:002017-07-30T11:24:11.252-07:00With respect, it seems your concerns were addresse...With respect, it seems your concerns were addressed in the last paragraph. Then again, you haven't seen it either so aren't you guilty of the same crime?Welch's Rarebitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09183345901778644627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-34079063210032192062017-07-29T13:19:43.346-07:002017-07-29T13:19:43.346-07:00I am surprised you encouraged everyone to buy a co...I am surprised you encouraged everyone to buy a copy without haven seen one yet. <br /><br />The editors of this are part of the Old Grant Guard, and my betting suspicion is that they will simply reinforce all the falsehoods contained in Grant's "Memoirs" without so much as a tip the hat to all the good original spade work performed by the likes of Joseph Rose ("Grant Under Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com