Comments on: America’s Civil War – November 2009

By: Harry Smeltzer

Harry Smeltzer — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:55:18 +0000

Lee,

Thanks for your service, and thanks for stopping by. No, I didn’t have to say “sexiest”, but it’s what I meant, as in “most interesting”. If Days 1, 2, and 3 were in a bar, Day 2 would get all the chicks. Day 2 gets all the press, all the interest among folks afflicted with the disease that compels them to study that battle ad nausea. Kind of like I found Farrah Fawcett the most interesting of Charlie’s Angels, or maybe you found Ava Gardner the most interesting of Sinatra’s wives (I’m with ya there, if that’s the case). A little hip for a Civil War magazine I guess, but so is plastering my ugly mug on what appear to be beer cans, fer cryin’ out loud!

For what it’s worth, when it comes to Gettysburg I’m a Day 1 guy.

Again, thanks for reading the mag and the blog!

By: Lee Hunt

Lee Hunt — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:35:31 +0000

Harry, I’m an 85 year old WWII vet and longtime reader of America’s Civil War.
I enjoyed your Smeltzer’s Six Pack page, but in your Gettysburg Day Two: A Study in Maps, last sentence–did you have to refer to the Day 2 battle as the “sexiest” day? How can any Civl War battle be described as “sexy?”

By: cenantua

cenantua — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:47:42 +0000

The only “bummer” regarding the piece on Waterford was that there was no mention of Mean’s Loudoun Rangers. Co. A was made-up of many folks from Waterford, including Quakers. They may have taken a pacifist position in 1861, but by the spring of 1862 and the forming of the Rangers, some Quakers shifted from pacifism. I need to write a letter to the editor. Still, a really good piece.

I have some thoughts on the Blue-Gray reunion piece as well, and that may end-up in a blog post.

By: Harry Smeltzer

Harry Smeltzer — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 03:54:28 +0000

If I was the editor or publisher of the magazine, I would take your observation as a compliment. America’s Civil War – Reads Like a Blog! I honestly think it’s a good way to differentiate ACW from CWT.

By: cenantua

cenantua — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:43:54 +0000

Parts of this issue read like a blog… from the commentary on the cover image to the article about Waterford, Va. There are challenges to traditional thinking of the Civil War… and I like it a lot! The piece on Waterford was like a surprise gift considering I’m digging through info on the Loudoun Rangers.

Robert @ Cenantua’s Blog

By: Susan Sweet

Susan Sweet — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 05:19:07 +0000

Harry looking forward to your six pack review. I would love to get the South Carolina book if you think it is worth having . Drag my friends to more memorials and graveyards around South Carolina in December when I go back for a month again.
So glad you liked Sarah Vowel’s book. It is a favorite of mine . I have given it to several friends as a gift. It was given to me as a gift from Susan Ogle director of the Drum.