tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post7431128135956302448..comments2024-03-25T14:51:02.583-07:00Comments on Civil War Books and Authors: Civil War in the Pacific NorthwestDW@CWBAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-74679437685846875232012-09-10T14:43:39.527-07:002012-09-10T14:43:39.527-07:00Yes, anyone with an interest in the PNW should gra...Yes, anyone with an interest in the PNW should grab a copy of the Spring 1999 volume from OHQ, which was a "Civil War in Oregon" special issue.DW@CWBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-58252166539663186452012-09-10T12:48:52.635-07:002012-09-10T12:48:52.635-07:00As a resident of the PNW I am eager to see what Mc...As a resident of the PNW I am eager to see what McArthur has done to correct this ignored corner of the country during the war. However, having read a very brief article he wrote for a law journal some years back, which contained a number of errors, I have my fears. FYI Edwards has written many articles about the political side of the (pre and )war years in the PNW and I think Jewell published Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-70847401527988769272012-08-29T14:42:14.484-07:002012-08-29T14:42:14.484-07:00Yes, by no one attempting one yet, I was only refe...Yes, by no one attempting one yet, I was only referring to published books and not theses and dissertations. Thanks for mentioning the availability of the Jewell dissertation online. Unfortunately, I keep getting an error when trying to download the pdf <br />DW@CWBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-20478785855962628732012-08-29T12:52:49.779-07:002012-08-29T12:52:49.779-07:00Dr. G. Tom Edwards' old master thesis (Oregon ...Dr. G. Tom Edwards' old master thesis (Oregon Regiments in the Civil War) is actually the best work on the Civil War in the Pacific Northwest, followed by his doctoral dissertation (The Department of the Pacific During the Civil War) and Dr. James Jewell's dissertation (Left Arm of the Republic: The Department of the Pacific During the Civil War) would be next, and last and very limited Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-77034587313832927422012-04-06T08:46:20.477-07:002012-04-06T08:46:20.477-07:00That one touches briefly on some of the Indian con...That one touches briefly on some of the Indian conflicts, but doesn't address the Civil War directly in terms of citizen loyalties, Confederate sympathizing movements, fears of actual shooting war spreading to Oregon and the territories, etc. That's what I'm looking forward to from McArthur.DW@CWBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-37011544320328819342012-04-05T22:07:38.780-07:002012-04-05T22:07:38.780-07:00The closest previous work would be Kurt Nelson'...The closest previous work would be Kurt Nelson's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Fighting-Paradise-Military-History-Northwest/dp/1594160457/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1333688638&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow">Fighting in Paradise</a>.Stephen Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03805534596264413944noreply@blogger.com