tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920009031690353866.post220225314741108237..comments2023-11-13T12:37:50.833-05:00Comments on Army of Tennessee: Remembering the Civil WarLee Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00582934303160302669noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920009031690353866.post-44917883614269122032009-06-26T14:08:59.432-04:002009-06-26T14:08:59.432-04:00Excellent article! Like you, I am amazed by the co...Excellent article! Like you, I am amazed by the continuing hold the Lost Cause version of the war has on people, but not just in any particular region. Even in the north and midwest, you find that the Lost cause still influences both popular history, popular perceptions, and even the way the war is taught in schools. I recently posted an article on the Lost Cause and its role in American History on my blog, and was glad to see that someone else sees its incideous influence.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05632564881164776088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920009031690353866.post-53544767830129044962009-06-10T09:48:50.005-04:002009-06-10T09:48:50.005-04:00I think that for the community, the reenactment wa...I think that for the community, the reenactment was a bigger draw for money. Don't forget it's all about the $$$, not history with the locals. Ask Franklin.Will MacDonaldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920009031690353866.post-9964022127283637852009-06-09T11:28:59.185-04:002009-06-09T11:28:59.185-04:00Dear Sir,
Your ignorance of human nature is ...Dear Sir, <br /> Your ignorance of human nature is appalling! People want the bread and circus (witness all Presidential campaigns, etc.).<br /> Military pagentry and heroic tales are thrilling whereas self-appointed experts or the pedantic plagarists of academia seem fey, boring, and inconsequential. Don't you think the Greeks chose Homer over Socrates et.al. ? Most of the citizenry of this country cannot tell Hitler from Charlie Chaplin .<br /> Slave life is overwhelmingly the tale of agricultural laborers. Compared to the study of the Amerindian, it is dull,and dry with only occasional flashes of interest. <br />cordially,<br /> David CorbettJubilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15008211040948569509noreply@blogger.com