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Seven bloody days outside of Richmond in 1862
The Seven Days Battles (June 25 – July 1, 1862) which ended at the Battle of Malvern Hill (July 1, 1862, 150 years ago this month) where Robert E. Lee ordered a frontal assault on the Federal...
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One hundred fifty years ago today – America’s bloodiest day, the Battle of...
The bloodiest day in American history (September 17, 1862) at Antietam Creek (next to the town of Sharpsburg, Maryland), is a battle that symbolized the futility of just about all Civil War battles....
View ArticleUlysses S. Grant’s redemption – from a scourge of Jews to a great friend
I always love stories about redemption and this is a great one. Grant’s initial actions show us the dangers of acting in haste, anger, and without reflection – yet he was able to make atonement for it...
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The great battle of Gettysburg; and the “goddamned old goggle-eyed snapping...
In my opinion Lee never really had the possibility of obtaining a great strategic victory in Pennsylvania. No doubt he might have won another tactical victory (as he did two months earlier at...
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Obama snubs historic Gettysburg 150th anniversary ceremony
It is just as well that Obama does not speak a few “(in) appropriate words”. Good to recall though that the Democrats were the party of slavery. I guess Obama would rather be on the golf course any...
View ArticleTwilght of the Confederacy
The 40 days (May 5 – June 12 ) 1864 Overland Campaign in Virginia – were unprecedented in American military history in terms of bloodshed. In my opinion Robert E. Lee did his best generalship of the...
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