Comments on: Getting on with the War http://behind.aotw.org/2007/01/19/getting-on-with-the-war/ the backwash of a digital history project Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:32:16 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Brian http://behind.aotw.org/2007/01/19/getting-on-with-the-war/comment-page-1/#comment-5325 Brian Sat, 20 Jan 2007 15:24:45 +0000 http://behind.aotw.org/2007/01/19/getting-on-with-the-war/#comment-5325 Thanks for adding that, Harry. I think it furthers the point that there are at least two sides to every story. When people are involved, very little is black-and-white. Thanks for adding that, Harry. I think it furthers the point that there are at least two sides to every story. When people are involved, very little is black-and-white.

]]> By: Harry http://behind.aotw.org/2007/01/19/getting-on-with-the-war/comment-page-1/#comment-5322 Harry Fri, 19 Jan 2007 22:37:28 +0000 http://behind.aotw.org/2007/01/19/getting-on-with-the-war/#comment-5322 You are on a roll. Keep on keepin' on! I think you might want to take a look at Edward Hagerman, "The American Civil War and the Origins of Modern Warfare". On page 64: "McClellan, ironically, was dismissed for inactivity on November 8 while leading over 100,000 men in one of the most impressive strategic movements of the war. His army moved detached from his base of supply at Berlin, a few miles below Harper's Ferry, to new supply bases at Salem and Rectortown on the Manassas Gap Railroad. The huge expedition left Berlin between October 26 and November 1 and arrived at Salem and Rectortown between November 4 and November 7, the day McClellan received the order from Lincoln remocing him from command." Lot's of good stuff in this book, and plenty to blow the top of your run-of-the-mill Deranged Mac Basher's head off. While you are doubltess neutral and objective, I'm sure you're well aware that the Deranged Mac Basher's credo is "If'n yer ain't agin' 'im, yer agin' us!" Harry You are on a roll. Keep on keepin’ on!

I think you might want to take a look at Edward Hagerman, “The American Civil War and the Origins of Modern Warfare”. On page 64:

“McClellan, ironically, was dismissed for inactivity on November 8 while leading over 100,000 men in one of the most impressive strategic movements of the war. His army moved detached from his base of supply at Berlin, a few miles below Harper’s Ferry, to new supply bases at Salem and Rectortown on the Manassas Gap Railroad. The huge expedition left Berlin between October 26 and November 1 and arrived at Salem and Rectortown between November 4 and November 7, the day McClellan received the order from Lincoln remocing him from command.”

Lot’s of good stuff in this book, and plenty to blow the top of your run-of-the-mill Deranged Mac Basher’s head off. While you are doubltess neutral and objective, I’m sure you’re well aware that the Deranged Mac Basher’s credo is “If’n yer ain’t agin’ ‘im, yer agin’ us!”

Harry

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