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There was gallantry during the conflict and the larger armies generally observed the rules of war. However, in smaller actions the conduct of both sides was often extremely brutal. Here’s a letter from Thomas J. Bond of the 2nd Ohio, who describes how some suspected guerillas were summarily dealt with. The letter is up for […]
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A Most Uncivil War
February 8th, 2017 · No Comments
Categories: Civil War Research · Letters · Western Theater
Tags: · atrocities, Copperheads, treatment of captives
The Top 13 Controversies at Franklin: Part 14
March 18th, 2014 · 5 Comments
Editor’s Note: After I’d posted my recent comments on Lee’s possible endorsement of John Bell Hood for army command in 1864, I started going back over a lengthy nine or ten part series I did on Eric Jacobson’s book For Cause & for Country: A Study of the Affair at Spring Hill and the Battle of Franklin. I had totally […]
Categories: 13 Controversies at Franklin · Civil War Books · Civil War Books - Authors · Controversies of a Campaign · Military History · Strategy & Tactics · Western Theater
Tags: · battle of franklin, eric a. jacobson, for cause and for country, hood's tennessee campaign, patrick dowling, the confederacy's last hurrah, wiley sword
The Top 13 Controversies at Franklin: Part 13
March 11th, 2014 · 1 Comment
Editor’s Note: After I’d posted my recent comments on Lee’s possible endorsement of John Bell Hood for army command in 1864, I started going back over a lengthy nine or ten part series I did on Eric Jacobson’s book For Cause & for Country: A Study of the Affair at Spring Hill and the Battle of Franklin. I had totally […]
Categories: 13 Controversies at Franklin · Civil War Books · Civil War Books - Authors · Controversies of a Campaign · Military History · Miscellaneous · Strategy & Tactics · Western Theater
Tags: · battle of franklin, eric a. jacobson, for cause and for country, hood's tennessee campaign, john adams, the confederacy's last hurrah, wiley sword
The Top 13 Controversies at Franklin: Part 12
March 4th, 2014 · 1 Comment
Editor’s Note: After I’d posted my recent comments on Lee’s possible endorsement of John Bell Hood for army command in 1864, I started going back over a lengthy nine or ten part series I did on Eric Jacobson’s book For Cause & for Country: A Study of the Affair at Spring Hill and the Battle of Franklin. I had totally […]
Categories: 13 Controversies at Franklin · Civil War Books · Civil War Books - Authors · Controversies of a Campaign · Military History · Miscellaneous · Strategy & Tactics · Western Theater
Tags: · battle of franklin, david stanley, eric a. jacobson, for cause and for country, hood's tennessee campaign, Jacob Cox, the confederacy's last hurrah, wiley sword
The Top 13 Controversies at Franklin: Part 11
February 25th, 2014 · 3 Comments
Editor’s Note: After I’d posted my recent comments on Lee’s possible endorsement of John Bell Hood for army command in 1864, I started going back over a lengthy nine or ten part series I did on Eric Jacobson’s book For Cause & for Country: A Study of the Affair at Spring Hill and the Battle of Franklin. I had totally […]
Categories: 13 Controversies at Franklin · Civil War Books · Civil War Books - Authors · Controversies of a Campaign · Military History · Miscellaneous · Strategy & Tactics · Western Theater
Tags: · battle of franklin, emerson opdycke, eric a. jacobson, for cause and for country, hood's tennessee campaign, the confederacy's last hurrah, wiley sword
The Top 13 Controversies at Franklin: Part 10
February 18th, 2014 · No Comments
Editor’s Note: After I’d posted my recent comments on Lee’s possible endorsement of John Bell Hood for army command in 1864, I started going back over a lengthy nine or ten part series I did on Eric Jacobson’s book For Cause & for Country: A Study of the Affair at Spring Hill and the Battle of Franklin. I had totally […]
Categories: 13 Controversies at Franklin · Civil War Books · Civil War Books - Authors · Controversies of a Campaign · Military History · Miscellaneous · Strategy & Tactics · Western Theater
Tags: · battle of franklin, eric a. jacobson, for cause and for country, hood's tennessee campaign, patrick cleburne, the confederacy's last hurrah, wiley sword
The Top 13 Controversies at Franklin: Part 9
February 11th, 2014 · No Comments
Editor’s Note: After I’d posted my recent comments on Lee’s possible endorsement of John Bell Hood for army command in 1864, I started going back over a lengthy nine or ten part series I did on Eric Jacobson’s book For Cause & for Country: A Study of the Affair at Spring Hill and the Battle of Franklin. I had totally […]
Categories: 13 Controversies at Franklin · Civil War Books · Civil War Books - Authors · Controversies of a Campaign · Military History · Miscellaneous · Strategy & Tactics · Western Theater
Tags: · battle of franklin, eric a. jacobson, for cause and for country, hood's tennessee campaign, the confederacy's last hurrah, wiley sword, winfield s. featherston
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