Comments on: Upcoming Seminar – 1861: First Blood http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/2011/02/17/upcoming-seminar-1861-first-blood/ A Journal of the Digitization of a Civil War Battle Tue, 14 May 2013 19:21:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Jim Morgan http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/2011/02/17/upcoming-seminar-1861-first-blood/#comment-18048 Thu, 24 Feb 2011 13:15:28 +0000 http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/?p=8253#comment-18048 Re Dave’s question about my in-progress bio of Gen. Stone, I’m afraid it is in limbo until I figure out a way to pull together an extended trip to Egypt so that I can look at the records there of Stone’s 12 years as the Khedive’s chief of staff, 1870-82.

I’ve got a great deal of the research done but obviously can’t proceed without combing through those extensive Egyptian records. I know where they are and what to look for as I’ve established some preliminary contacts with the folks in the relevant archives there. Getting to Egypt, however, especially these days, is a tad problematic.

I don’t expect to be finished with this project any time in the near future but I’m confident that the book will prove to have been worth the wait. Thanks for asking, Dave.

Jim

]]> By: David Clark http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/2011/02/17/upcoming-seminar-1861-first-blood/#comment-18021 Fri, 18 Feb 2011 02:29:47 +0000 http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/?p=8253#comment-18021 I’m stuck here in California and am sorry to say I will miss this one. Jim sure knows his stuff, so the Ball’s Bluff portion is bound to be interesting! I wonder how his Bio. of Gen. Stone is coming along?

]]> By: Craig Swain http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/2011/02/17/upcoming-seminar-1861-first-blood/#comment-18015 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 17:50:55 +0000 http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/?p=8253#comment-18015 Maybe Bill Rambo of the Alabama Division will show up, just for kicks.

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