I’ve had this draft about the organizational differences between the Army of the Potomac and Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia, and I was working on it yesterday. The detail involved in it is turning into a minor essay, which is making me wonder if I should take it off WordPress and publish it to Kindle… Read More When Blog Posts Expand
[This is a repost of an article originally posted to Medium.com that I downloaded and deleted from that website when I made my departure from it. I repost it after having read John C. Wright’s “A Question for Neoconfederates“, which is an intriguing philosophical fork, but rather gives the Rebellious States too much credit for… Read More Yes, The Civil War Was About Slavery
This being the anniversary of Fort Sumter, I thought it useful to blog a bit about a topic near to the heart of The Sword. The nature of battles – the typical maneuvers used and paths to victory – changed very little from the time of Alexander to the time of Napoleon. Some have gone so… Read More Why Civil War Battles Were Fought That Way
I just finished a reread of Conrad’s novella. As with all retreads, it went faster than with the first time. And as with all rereads of this particular work, I stopped comparing it to Apocalypse Now as much (still heard “The End” in my head near the final act). My purpose was to absorb the… Read More The Sword Inspiration Pieces: Heart of Darkness
Amanda at Mad Genius Club: One might argue that Grant’s simple faith in success, not only saved his career, it also saved the war for the Union, and made Grant into a legend. Not because Grant was the most talented or creative officer in uniform. He wasn’t. No, not in his own Army; and certainly… Read More Grant the Relentless Invoked as a Model for Authors
150 years ago, today, my great-great-great-grand-uncle, Dallas Patrick, a private in 11th Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry (40th Volunteers), was taking part in the largest land battle ever to take place on the North American continent. I’ve been to Gettysburg on several occasions, and some part of me would kind of like to be there to see… Read More The Myths of Gettysburg
Daley Gator and I have a long exchange in the comments of his blog about the origins of the Civil War. A friendly Progressive and I discuss gun control in the wake of the Aurora Shooting. And the circle of life rolls on.
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