tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post6785105459682876308..comments2024-03-25T14:51:02.583-07:00Comments on Civil War Books and Authors: Review of Ullrich & Craig - "GENERAL E.A. PAINE IN WESTERN KENTUCKY: Assessing the "Reign of Terror" of the Summer of 1864" DW@CWBAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-30433204912822269592018-04-12T12:05:16.806-07:002018-04-12T12:05:16.806-07:00Thanks John.
I would welcome a new major Butler ...Thanks John. <br /><br />I would welcome a new major Butler study. I'm sure that Jordan would do a very good job. Others have pushed back against the traditional portrayal of Butler's beastiness, putting forth arguments that Butler instituted many positive changes to New Orleans governance [ex. he generally cleaned up the city (which also helped with disease control), improved civil DW@CWBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-12041157636348900142018-04-12T10:24:11.301-07:002018-04-12T10:24:11.301-07:00Thank you, Drew, for this in-depth review of a boo...Thank you, Drew, for this in-depth review of a book concerning a rather obscure(at least to me)figure. I always appreciate a reviewer being willing (and able) to challenge authors when appropriate. Seems like Paine and Benjamin Butler would have fought hard against each other to win last place in a military governor popularity contest. Based on his comments at a recent conference, Brian Jordan isJohn Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13891366329246256570noreply@blogger.com