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Another *BUMP* for the anniversary of the battle!
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Another *BUMP* for the anniversary of the battle!
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Pea Ridge is in my opinion an excellent campaign for the study of leadership and generalship and proves why Samuel Ryan Curtis is one of the most underrated Union generals of the war. His actions at Pea Ridge are textbook examples of a spoiling action, economy of force, and why logistics are more important than tactics. Conversely, from Van Dorn we learn of why a holding force is important in flanking movements, command fatigue, the dangers of overestimating one's own army, and again, why logistics are more important than tactics.
That's a little bit of an over exaggeration...
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http://civilwartalk.com/threads/civil-war-on-the-western-border-1854-1865-by-jay-monaghan.129373/
I finally got around to reading what was likely the very first treatment of trans-Mississippi Kansas, Missouri, and Arkansas, Jay Monaghan's Civil War on the Western Border, which had a very nice treatment of the campaign and battle, although it has by now been joined by several other more recent works. I think the real hero of the affair was Eugene Carr who could easily have allowed himself to become discouraged and demoralized by his somewhat desperate position on March 7.
Have you read William Shea's and Earl J. Hess's campaign study? I highly recommend it if you haven't.
Carr was pugnacious (his nom du guerre in the Indian Wars would be "the Black Bearded Cossack") and his Medal of Honor was well deserved.
Is this the same region as the post-Civil War fiction "True Grit?".
The scenery in the 2nd film was striking, if it was filmed there.
Is this the same region as the post-Civil War fiction "True Grit?".
The scenery in the 2nd film was striking, if it was filmed there.
That's why I was asking. Most historical movies and shows, with a few notable exceptions, were filmed in Southern California, which looks nothing like Virginia, Maryland, Massachusetts, or Georgia.I've written about this before because it's one of my "pet peeves." The John Wayne version was filmed in COLORADO; the latest one was filmed in New Mexico and part of Texas - NONE of these look anything like that part of Oklahoma! Here's what that area actually looks like: http://civilwartalk.com/threads/le-...ne-of-the-real-true-grit.126784/#post-1379550
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