Knuckledraggin My Life Away : Civil War Myths: The Civil War in Four Minutes

Thursday, June 23, 2022

Civil War Myths: The Civil War in Four Minutes

Garry Adelman of the American Battlefield Trust details the most common misconceptions about the Civil War including why did soldiers fight, was George McClellan really that bad of a general and what is up with all of those Civil War ghost tours?

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Inspirations

"The Spartans do not inquire how many the enemy are, but where they are." AGIS II 427 B.C.

"No, no, I've got 'em right where I want 'em - surrounded from the inside." -- Mad Dog Shriver when told to break up his recon team and evade, that he was about to be overrun by North Vietnamese Regulars.

“The duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government.” - Thomas Paine

"The policy of the American government is to leave their citizens free, neither restraining nor aiding them in their pursuits." - Thomas Jefferson

"The world don't owe you a living, Boy." - Pops

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Thursday, June 23, 2022

Civil War Myths: The Civil War in Four Minutes