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Speaking of God and what He may or not want, He seemed to be quite important to the Confederate army. Lincoln seemed to be concerned about it as it seemed to do more than anything to build up morale. What I object to is people telling me what God does or does not want. Plus, I don't think...

South Carolina is in a special situation. I believe their legislature will vote to take the flag down. Considering that one of their colleagues was murdered, it seems to be the respectful thing to do. But what I object to is for people to take this tragedy scapegoat the flag itself, demand...

Let's keep all our slaves because racism. I'm really getting tired of the Northern arrogance on this. Are you telling me that Northerners at this time in history weren't also racists? Almost all white people were racists in the 19th century. If you had told the average Union soldier that the...

In other words, Lincoln's solution was to get the South to accept a situation which was even worse than the one it was already in. That's really some solution. Not too much should be made of the Hampton Roads Conference. But that time Lincoln knew the war was almost won anyway. But there had...

Lincoln is the person who made this into a war when he decided he would use force to try and make the South stay in the Union. If you examine what actually happened, you will see that the South wanted to peacefully secede from the Union. There were many in the North who agreed with that and...

In addition to Jackson being gone and Stuart not being where he should be, evidently Lee was also not physically well at the time, either. I'm not sure if this has ever been proven, but it seems likely to have been a factor. I thought that TNT movie about Gettysburg actually did a good job of...

Fox is biased in one direction; MSNBC is biased in another. Neither one would win any awards for objectivity in my book.

My user name comes from the spy show (now cancelled,) "Burn Notice." It's the last name of the main character.

I can identify very much with that. I've been there twice and love it there. Just an amazing place.

No, it is not irrelevant. However, what is relevant is that the first real battle of the Civil War--the first one of major significance--the First Battle of Bull Run--was an invasion by the North into the South in which people were killed. It wouldn't be over until many other battles were...

Let it be noted that on the Confederate firing of Fort Sumter no one was killed. However, a Union soldier was accidentally killed by his own men. That is all. Nevertheless, welcome to the Civil War Part II, 2015 Edition. I suspect it won't truly end until Jesus returns.

Yes, Longstreet was right. Longstreet also played a crucial role in the the battle of Chickamauga (which I've already mentioned.) I'd say he is probably underrated as a general.

It's true Lee should have listened to Longstreet. I also agree that going to the battlefields is one of the most educational things to do. I haven't had a chance to go to Gettysburg, but I've been to quite a few others, including Chickamauga. Chickamauga is one of the most underrated battles...

The teachers are sometimes wrong and many times I'd say it is not intentional. But when it comes to a topic so controversial as the Civil War, sometimes the truth is hard to come by. To truly delve into it requires diligent study which can literally take years. I have to question if all the...

His citizenship was reinstated posthumously. By the way, you don't have to honor him or anyone else. Nevertheless, you also have no right to impose your views on others as to who they should or should not honor. God gives each of us free will. Even He doesn't try to pressure anyone on...

If you're Australian, then there are many differences. Years ago an Australian friend and I traveled around Europe, though, and it was great fun. Despite differences, it was very convenient, however that English was the native language of both of us.

It appears then that maybe you are European. As someone with close European friends, I can appreciate that your perspective may be different than, for example, Northerners now trying to once again dictate to Southerners what they should or should not do. As for World War II, my father fought...

All of these are interesting quotes, but I've felt for a long time that Patrick Cleburne summed it up best of all. It was literally prophetic and we see it all being played out even at this present moment in time.

For anyone interested in some of the reasons for the Civil War, I would recommend "Honor and Violence in the Old South" by Bertram Wyatt-Brown. This is an abridgment of a larger book which received a Pulitzer Prize. For people who want to examine the Civil War without getting too focused just...

But who are you to tell me that flag belongs in a museum? I look at this as one group of people trying to dictate something to another group of people. This is my first post on this matter. There is much more I could say and eventually will say at some point. This is a topic I have literally...