Unwritten Subjects

[Whitfield's Legion]

I am going on a road trip soon and want to write to pass the time. What are interesting parts of the war that are still largely unwritten?

 

[Whitfield's Legion]

I've realized I accidentally posted it in two different forums, I apologize

 

[RedRover]

Don't see much about Confederate Army Conscript camps of instruction.

 

[Stryker65]

- Supply lines. @Michael C. Hardy has written one of the few books on the Confederate commissary networks.
- Railroads. @DaveBrt has an amazing website, csa-railroads.com, that covers this.
- The Meridian campaign. There are two books on this campaign, one from 1975 and the other from 2006.
- USCT organization. (I'm working on some stuff.)
- The Hundred Days' Men
- Coastal Confederate artillery defenses in North Carolina. The late F. Ray Sibley was working on a comprehensive volume; his passing meant that the work would never see the light of day.
- Guides to certain Confederate state's units. McGhee's Missouri, Bergeron's Louisiana, Clark's North Carolina, Seigler's South Carolina, Tennesseans Volume 1, and Wallace's Virginia are the extent of the per-state units, IIRC.

 

[milhistbuff1]

- Supply lines. @Michael C. Hardy has written one of the few books on the Confederate commissary networks.
- Railroads. @DaveBrt has an amazing website, csa-railroads.com, that covers this.
- The Meridian campaign. There are two books on this campaign, one from 1975 and the other from 2006.
- USCT organization. (I'm working on some stuff.)
- The Hundred Days' Men
- Coastal Confederate artillery defenses in North Carolina. The late F. Ray Sibley was working on a comprehensive volume; his passing meant that the work would never see the light of day.
- Guides to certain Confederate state's units. McGhee's Missouri, Bergeron's Louisiana, Clark's North Carolina, Seigler's South Carolina, Tennesseans Volume 1, and Wallace's Virginia are the extent of the per-state units, IIRC.

I wonder if Michael G. Laramie would take on Sibley's work due to his prior coastal Carolinas works.

 

[JeffBrooks]

Guerrilla warfare in Kentucky.

 

[Whitfield's Legion]

Guerrilla warfare in Kentucky.

One of my relatives died saving Quantrill in Kentucky, so I figure this'll be one of the things I'd write about.

 

[Whitfield's Legion]

Guerrilla warfare in Kentucky.

I just looked into your bio and I think the Shattered Nation book looks interesting, I think I'll order one

 

[Gary Morgan]

My next CW book - which I won't have time to write (cancer) - would be to take a handful of guys from both sides who were in the Navy Academy's classes of 1861 and 1862 and follow them through the war. They were just kids and they really stepped up.

 

[JeffBrooks]

I just looked into your bio and I think the Shattered Nation book looks interesting, I think I'll order one

Why, thank you.

I've read it. It's pretty good.

 

[General Casey]

I've always thought the parole and exchange system could use a good study.

 

[35th MA InfRegt]

I am going on a road trip soon and want to write to pass the time. What are interesting parts of the war that are still largely unwritten?

I think the Signal Corps in the Union Army needs more attention.

 

[JeffBrooks]

The Battle of Gettysburg has hardly been written about at all. Did you know there was a Civil War battle in Pennsylvania?

 

[Andy Cardinal]

The Battle of Gettysburg has hardly been written about at all. Did you know there was a Civil War battle in Pennsylvania?

It amazes me how much has been written about it and yet how much of the new stuff that comes out is original and well done. In the Shadow of the Round Tops is one of the best books I've read recently, and Cody Pfarr's books and Scott Fink's book about the Rose Farm are also excellent and break new ground.

I do wish other battles received a little bit if that kind of intense scrutiny.

A couple of topics that come to mind --

The battle at Harper's Ferry in 1862, which seems to he relatively ignored in the broader context of the Maryland Campaign.

Related, a good coverage of the political and military actions in Maryland in 1861.

More about the battle at Prerryville, which is one of the overlooked battles of the western theatre.

A topic that interests me but I have no knowledge about, how geography affected battles during the war.

 

[Whitfield's Legion]

The Battle of Gettysburg has hardly been written about at all. Did you know there was a Civil War battle in Pennsylvania?

Really?! I wonder how it went, surely if I haven't heard of it by now it must have been insignificant

 

[Whitfield's Legion]

It amazes me how much has been written about it and yet how much of the new stuff that comes out is original and well done. In the Shadow of the Round Tops is one of the best books I've read recently, and Cody Pfarr's books and Scott Fink's book about the Rose Farm are also excellent and break new ground.

I do wish other battles received a little bit if that kind of intense scrutiny.

A couple of topics that come to mind --

The battle at Harper's Ferry in 1872, which seems to he relatively ignored in the broader context of the Maryland Campaign.

Related, a good coverage of the political and military actions in Maryland in 1861.

More about the battle at Prerryville, which is one of the overlooked battles of the western theatre.

A topic that interests me but I have no knowledge about, how geography affected battles diring the war.

Chickamauga and Pea Ridge don't get enough love but are arguably just as important as Gettysburg

 

[Whitfield's Legion]

Chickamauga and Pea Ridge don't get enough love but are arguably just as important as Gettysburg

It amazes me how much has been written about it and yet how much of the new stuff that comes out is original and well done. In the Shadow of the Round Tops is one of the best books I've read recently, and Cody Pfarr's books and Scott Fink's book about the Rose Farm are also excellent and break new ground.

I do wish other battles received a little bit if that kind of intense scrutiny.

A couple of topics that come to mind --

The battle at Harper's Ferry in 1872, which seems to he relatively ignored in the broader context of the Maryland Campaign.

Related, a good coverage of the political and military actions in Maryland in 1861.

More about the battle at Prerryville, which is one of the overlooked battles of the western theatre.

A topic that interests me but I have no knowledge about, how geography affected battles diring the war.

I've always been interested in the capture of Harper's Ferry, and I feel it's a good length to get done during a road trip. I'm writing in a pretty in professional capacity but I still print it about and save it so I can look back at my work later

 

[Andy Cardinal]

Chickamauga and Pea Ridge don't get enough love but are arguably just as important as Gettysburg

Absolutely, although Chickamauga has at least finally gotten some great coverage in recent years. Much more could be done there though.

Pea Ridge for sure. I've only read the Shea/Hess book and am not even sure what else if anything is out there.

I think the Kentucky 1862 campaign is incredibly undercovered.

 

[Whitfield's Legion]

Absolutely, although Chickamauga has at least finally gotten some great coverage in recent years. Much more could be done there though.

Pea Ridge for sure. I've only read the Shea/Hess book and am not even sure what else if anything is out there.

I think the Kentucky 1862 campaign is incredibly undercovered.

Yes, the Kentucky campaign was one of the most important and interesting campaigns of the war.

So was the battle of pea ridge, it acts like a sort of crossroads for my family where my ancestors die, get captured, and fight each other. I figure when I'm done with exams I'll write about them. How would I go about writing in an official capacity? What steps do I have to take? Writing is relatively new to me

 

[35th MA InfRegt]

Absolutely, although Chickamauga has at least finally gotten some great coverage in recent years. Much more could be done there though.

Pea Ridge for sure. I've only read the Shea/Hess book and am not even sure what else if anything is out there.

I think the Kentucky 1862 campaign is incredibly undercovered.

I would not mind seeing the battle of Richmond, Kentucky get a bit more attention! Or any attention at all for that matter.