tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post3380817643478842771..comments2024-03-27T14:30:10.785-04:00Comments on JOHN BANKS' <br> CIVIL WAR BLOG: 'Dreadfully distorted visages': How soldiers die in battleJohn Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04384617564864766357noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-31644624803950205012024-03-24T09:57:31.549-04:002024-03-24T09:57:31.549-04:00FuFuAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-36550131579639554492024-03-24T09:57:06.637-04:002024-03-24T09:57:06.637-04:00Terrible I hate it!!!Terrible I hate it!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-31385161802853678272024-03-23T09:25:26.758-04:002024-03-23T09:25:26.758-04:00Fascinating and poignant tales of mortally wounded...Fascinating and poignant tales of mortally wounded soldiers. Having studied American Civil War history for over 35 years, I can attest that these narratives provide a profound revelation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-34043321073191998642023-07-05T11:35:10.123-04:002023-07-05T11:35:10.123-04:00Right?Right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-19371475718186654672023-06-24T00:43:13.123-04:002023-06-24T00:43:13.123-04:00Shame on the cowards who anonymously replied to An...Shame on the cowards who anonymously replied to Andrea's post. You obviously know little of history or you would know that slavery was not the true cause of the Civil War. It was MONEY! The Morrill Tariff was again robbing the southern states of money to build infrastructure in the north and the South was tired of it and threatened to secede, which they eventually did. The union could not afford to live without the South's tariff money. The north had no means of raising money except to continue to steal it from the south. Tariffs funded the federal government. Individual income taxes were not discovered until 1913 and the horrible beast we now know as our federal government is the result. Not until 1863 did slavery become a real issue. Losing the war badly, public support disappearing, and having troops walk away from the battlefield to go home, and recruiting in the toilet, Lincoln had to do something to gin up public support. Thus was born the Emancipation Proclamation. As to calling southerners "traitors," how foolish! Our founding fathers were also traitors then. One of our founding fathers and greatest presidents, Thomas Jefferson, said decades before the Civil War that "the states entered the union voluntarily and should be allowed to leave the same way." Very true! Lincoln was wrong! He caused the deaths and misery of so many for MONEY! And, the rest is history!Thomas Madisonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-92230844191105839622023-05-01T12:43:04.755-04:002023-05-01T12:43:04.755-04:00Thank you John, for this post, and all your post&#...<br />Thank you John, for this post, and all your post's I live the Civil War in all these post, A Canadian follower ! Ron Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10467153517790853784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-12788512705104789432022-10-12T19:19:05.387-04:002022-10-12T19:19:05.387-04:00How they love ti deify and sinfully worship Abraha...How they love ti deify and sinfully worship Abraham Lincoln as if he were sitting on the right hand of the Father. Lincoln would have slaughtered every, man, woman, child and infant in the South to preserve the Union. And right now Lincoln sits enthroned like Olympian Zeus in a memorial temple in Washington DC.Brett n Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03785053383731135730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-28145736221081440202022-10-12T19:16:17.341-04:002022-10-12T19:16:17.341-04:00Don't they these haters bother you. They anony...Don't they these haters bother you. They anonymous Cowards.Brett n Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03785053383731135730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-41183633035813797652022-05-05T21:01:28.804-04:002022-05-05T21:01:28.804-04:00Take them out of the public square and put them in...Take them out of the public square and put them in a museum. Let's not celebrate those who tried to destroy the greatest nation on Earth. KMarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04537613836151030508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-91902555255098425632021-12-15T12:32:08.688-05:002021-12-15T12:32:08.688-05:00This is an embarrassing take, Andrea. This is an embarrassing take, Andrea. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-2986581738425345562021-01-29T23:43:28.797-05:002021-01-29T23:43:28.797-05:00Thank you John for posting this piece. Its a sober...Thank you John for posting this piece. Its a sobering reminder amongst the pomp and pageantry of military history. So well observed and written by the author.Paul Clarkenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-50569024901397378112020-12-18T22:29:16.363-05:002020-12-18T22:29:16.363-05:00The confederacy, and the misery it caused, and the...The confederacy, and the misery it caused, and the slavery it fought to continue, are nothing to be proud of. May the memory of these traitors to the union ever be one of shame.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-986343834048575662020-10-26T15:05:06.581-04:002020-10-26T15:05:06.581-04:00This is a stunner. I have never read it's like...This is a stunner. I have never read it's like. Lisbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12033448245307222789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-77915359866514623492020-04-30T07:25:25.235-04:002020-04-30T07:25:25.235-04:00John, wonderful post. Your post are always looked ...John, wonderful post. Your post are always looked forward to each day. Thank You for posting. Mike Parker Mike Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16301147725802296028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-79013225058183279832020-04-28T09:41:01.632-04:002020-04-28T09:41:01.632-04:00Fascinating. I'll have to do a search to see ...Fascinating. I'll have to do a search to see if this book is available in print somewhere. Reminds me of Company Aych, first hand account of a confederate soldier. Also, I was surprised to see the word "plastic" here and looked it up. While plastic was only invented in 1907 (Thanks Mr. Google), it is also had a connotation back then of changing shape, being malleable, etc. What in interesting read. Thank you! Michael Crocketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16756103387349168767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-54243179290058747502019-12-14T06:55:19.379-05:002019-12-14T06:55:19.379-05:00 very engaging reporting. Props. very engaging reporting. Props.Chris Maikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01408990040247263686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-65645895757286764252019-04-20T19:11:15.183-04:002019-04-20T19:11:15.183-04:00Heroes? They should have stayed home and minded th...Heroes? They should have stayed home and minded their own business.Bamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02777050416627326550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-90080904563712769642019-03-28T09:49:11.322-04:002019-03-28T09:49:11.322-04:00Strong, well researched and assembled post. Import...Strong, well researched and assembled post. Important aspect of the average soldiers life during the war. Mike Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16301147725802296028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-58163022606606129582019-03-26T20:54:18.987-04:002019-03-26T20:54:18.987-04:00Agreed. But it is a nice article. A reminder that ...Agreed. But it is a nice article. A reminder that those faces of death we see in the photos, were once someone’s son, husband or father. Someone dear and important in the lives of others.Ruggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12767895059921452132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-88521730942821234332019-03-26T18:36:14.708-04:002019-03-26T18:36:14.708-04:00Heroes every one of themHeroes every one of themRandy mcAdoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06306592420998413105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-13026736351555952622019-03-26T02:10:13.111-04:002019-03-26T02:10:13.111-04:00Was a great story and would love to read more.Was a great story and would love to read more.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01623425866888602253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-42307928565780712962019-03-26T01:18:08.853-04:002019-03-26T01:18:08.853-04:00Thank you, John. A darkly fascinating and gripping...Thank you, John. A darkly fascinating and gripping entry that is a chilling and sobering counterpoint to the vast written images of pomp and glory in Civil War literature.Mike Garbushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01492148992625808137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-21429172245567879902019-01-28T23:52:41.977-05:002019-01-28T23:52:41.977-05:00my GG Grandfather Arthur Buckminster Fuller was KI...my GG Grandfather Arthur Buckminster Fuller was KIA at Fredericksburg the day after his discharge The official account of his death is somewhat different than the family version http://uudb.org/articles/arthurbuckminsterfuller.html Our family was told that the flag bearer was hit and he grabbed the flag and was immediately struck down by a rebel Sharps shooter He was a man of the cloth and couldn't let the boys go into battle without a Chaplain <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01399946055893072554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-81743840309560902752019-01-13T12:33:46.112-05:002019-01-13T12:33:46.112-05:00Every politician needs to govern with as much devo...Every politician needs to govern with as much devotion and respect for those they represent.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08067620333979405901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-76753287544203117472019-01-12T23:40:27.030-05:002019-01-12T23:40:27.030-05:00Nice is not the term that first came to e when I r...Nice is not the term that first came to e when I read this piece.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13248003507491690722noreply@blogger.com