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North &
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Volume
1, Number 1 |
November
1997 |
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14 Author Shelby Foote was interviewed and asked if the Confederacy could have won the Civil War. In a somewhat surprising response, native Southerner Foote maintains that there was no way for the Confederacy to achieve victory. Page
24 Stephen Sears, as the title above indicate, defends General Joseph Hooker. Sears maintains that Hooker was not a drunk, and that he never lost his nerve in battle. He goes on to say that Hooker made sure his men were well cared for and that Fighting Joe had the best combat record in the entire Army of the Potomac. Though the man was boastful and treated rivals rudely, says Sears, he should not be judged by his one defeat at Chancellorsville. Page
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38 This article covers an 1885 letter written by General Lafayette McLaws detailing his views on the Battle of Gettysburg. Page
42 Brigadier General Francis Asbury Shoup, Chief of Artillery for the Confederate Army of Tennessee, designed a system of fortifications along the Chattahoochee River in 1864 which were unique in the annals of the Civil War. Dubbed "Shoupades" in honor of their architect, these mutually-supporting little fortifications could have played a key role in stopping Sherman's march on Atlanta, says Scaife. He even compares the Chattahoochee River Line to France's World War II era Maginot Line. Editor Keith Poulter refutes this extreme importance, pointing out that a line of Shoupades able to cover the entire front would have had to extend 40 miles long, a defense line length for which there were not enough Confederates troops. N&S
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60 Book Reviews Page
63 Geoffrey Perret produces an article praising Ulysses S. Grant for his abilities as a soldier. He goes on to mention that the U.S. Army still teaches the strategy and tactics of Grant even today, and that the United States has won every war where "Grant's rules" were heeded. Page
80 The history of the 2nd Illinois Cavalry regiment is detailed. Page
91 The authors sort through the various tales told about the Stonewall Jackson medal, commissioned in France in 1863 shortly after the general's death. The medal has ties to the Marquis de Lafayette, grandson of General Lafayette. Page
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