tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post861518858116295297..comments2024-03-25T14:51:02.583-07:00Comments on Civil War Books and Authors: Booknotes VI (Oct '14)DW@CWBAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-46793920385002930352014-10-21T20:26:08.464-07:002014-10-21T20:26:08.464-07:00In flipping through the campaign part of the book ...In flipping through the campaign part of the book I see lengthy passages re: Patterson throughout. In the intro, Longacre directs much of the blame for Patterson's failure toward Scott, which puts him in line with current thinking.DW@CWBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-61006505617326911462014-10-21T17:35:32.240-07:002014-10-21T17:35:32.240-07:00How much coverage is given to the Shenandoah Valle...How much coverage is given to the Shenandoah Valley operations between Johnston and Patterson?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-27786559076774646202014-10-21T14:07:06.082-07:002014-10-21T14:07:06.082-07:00I was waiting to hear what you thought, Drew (and ...I was waiting to hear what you thought, Drew (and Harry too, but since he was bombarding my band site early this morning with Black Sabbath references re: War Pigs and Bull Run, I might have to scratch him off the serious list. LOL). <br /><br />Seriously this is welcomed news. I will order copy. <br /><br />(And I am in the Bee camp, if for no other reason than if the herd is moving left, the TPShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07613663983162109098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-87104028368058227502014-10-21T09:17:24.277-07:002014-10-21T09:17:24.277-07:00Well, that's good preliminary news about Longa...Well, that's good preliminary news about Longacre's read on the origins of Saint Stonewall's beatification. I have this one on order and it sounds promising.John Foskettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-83718938778766622052014-10-20T21:59:20.839-07:002014-10-20T21:59:20.839-07:00According to the intro, he's been building up ...According to the intro, he's been building up to this point for a long time, spending decades compiling FBR source material. Given his previous work, I had no idea he had such a deep interest in this particular battle.DW@CWBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-20391121071385374852014-10-20T21:42:33.532-07:002014-10-20T21:42:33.532-07:00I thought Longacre would do a great job on this.
...I thought Longacre would do a great job on this. <br /><br />One of his last books was on one of the final battles of WWII in the European Theater and it was first rate. Seems like he is on a bit of a roll.<br /><br />ChrisChris Evansnoreply@blogger.com