One of the great difficulties of the Civil War was lining up corps and divisions when on the offensive, in face of the falling back or defensive enemy. In retrospect, we can have a good idea where both armies were, but a piece of knowledge the attacking army would not have. We expect attack, we see attack, but where does the army attack?
Where does the army attack at Gettysburg, Franklin, Fredericksburg or Cold Harbor. If the attacking general knew, would they have attacked.
Yes, folks, that's Eric, our writer of the best docuemented version of this story to date.
So, Larry, I'm lost here. You're saying Eric, Gunny, and Jamie are the same person?
Terry
__________________ "In this great struggle, this form of Government and every form of human right is endangered if our enemies succeed. There is more involved in this contest than is realized by every one." Abraham Lincoln - August 18, 1864 Speech to the 164th Ohio Regiment
__________________ "In this great struggle, this form of Government and every form of human right is endangered if our enemies succeed. There is more involved in this contest than is realized by every one." Abraham Lincoln - August 18, 1864 Speech to the 164th Ohio Regiment
Welcome, Nico. So warming to have people all over the world interested in our unpleasantness.
I will not wear out your welcome with my take on General Hood, and I do thank you for that link which I have bookmarked for later consideration.
And so, please, give us an idea of Polish interest in the WBTS.
Ole
__________________ I never knew a man who wished to be himself a slave. Consider if you know any good thing that no man desires for himself. A. Lincoln
Welcome, Nico. So warming to have people all over the world interested in our unpleasantness.
Thanke You. I haven`t seen 'say hello topic' in General Discussion Board, but now I see it is in 'Officer's Tent' .
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And so, please, give us an idea of Polish interest in the WBTS.
There are here some people who interests in American Civil War or rather we call it - Secession War.
There are few books about this conflict in Polish, mostly about campaigns - Gettysburg, Vickburg and lately Chancellorsville. So we have to support us with foreign-US books :-).
Most people that I know were sympathethic with South (sorry all Union folks ). Generaly most of us begun their interests with 'Gone with the Wind' and 'North and South' movies and this 'romantic' view of the South had something to do about it. Also South in many ways was similar to Poland at the beginning of XIX century.
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Most people that I know were sympathethic with South
Thank you for that response. Our English brethren are also leaning south. Wonder why that is? Maybe those of us with a northern persuasion are all wrong?
Most interesting to note that in Poland the war is known as the Secession War. That works for me.
Ole
__________________ I never knew a man who wished to be himself a slave. Consider if you know any good thing that no man desires for himself. A. Lincoln
Also South in many ways was similar to Poland at the beginning of XIX century.
Nico, I believe the movie "Cold Mountain", which is a Civil War love story, was filmed in Romania, because it resembles the south as it was in the mid-19th century.
Terry
__________________ "In this great struggle, this form of Government and every form of human right is endangered if our enemies succeed. There is more involved in this contest than is realized by every one." Abraham Lincoln - August 18, 1864 Speech to the 164th Ohio Regiment
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