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Nickname: mdb51
Location: Ohio
In My Own Words:
I am a physician in Ohio, and a lifelong history buff and Civil War addict. My Civil War interests are the Army of Northern Virignia, Northern Prison Camps, Civil War medicine, and the Shenandoah Valley in the War.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
As has been noted by others, a full professional review on the topic of Civil Prisons has been lacking. Sanders work certainly fills that void. So many myths have been made as to why the prisons were such hell holes that they have been accepted as fact-in the face of little to support.
He starts of with the history of how POWs here handled in the 3 previous wars before the Civil War then launches into a well researched and written narrative of the phases of the prison system during the war. Like in every other area, neither North or South were ready or able to handle the almost continous filling up of prison space from multiple battles. Prisoners were simply a low priority. On both… Read more
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
I have several relatives who fought under Jackson and was a bit reluctant to read this book. Robertson is the premier historian of the Army of Northern Virginia and I thought this would be deification of Jackson. I was so wrong. Robertson has written THE definative work on Stonewall Jackson. Going back in his family history had my interest from the start.
Robertson does a wonderful job of looking at Jackson-warts and all. He brings out all of Jackson and explains so many aspects of him and is certaintly not an apoligist. Without a doubt, Jackson was one of the most complex people to don an American uniform, next to Patton. When he was one his game he was briliant-such as The Valley… Read more
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
I read this book for the first time over 5 years ago and still think about it. It is hard to categorize, part history, part travelogue, part sociology, part buddy story. Since that time I have reread it and have given countless copies to friends who have all enjoyed it.
In a way, Horowitz reminds me of Woddy Allen when he still did good movies, after you laugh there is a deeper meaning. He writting is very good and keeps you entertained. Even for someone with little interest in the Civil War this book will keep you interested.
He meets a "hard core" Civil War Reenactor and hangs out with he and his friends and this rekindles his youthfull interest in the Civil War. Along the… Read more
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