Seeing Hooker was never going to take the offensive, Lee pulled two more Divisions, those of South Carolinian RH Anderson and Georgian Lafayette McLaws from in front of Hooker and led them himself against Sedgwick in conjunction with Jubal Early. It was to be a day of frustration for Lee, as he could not prod McLaws forward and get the 3 division attack going. Sedgwick withdrew over Banks’ Ford when he lost Marye’s Heights to Early.(Early had a great battle.)
This was the cue for Hooker to call the campaign over and he withdrew over US Ford on the 5th. Casualties were high for the four day battle: 13000 for Lee and 17000 for Hooker. Lee’s proportion was too high, considering he only had 60000 to start with.
Lee and the South had bettered an army twice the size of their own and given Virginia breathing space. Lee’s next move, as it had been in 62, after a victory, was to move North.
Gettysburg awaited.
Jackson would never again be Lee’s “right arm”’ as he passed away on the 10th from complications from his amputation.
His last words were: let us cross over the river and rest in the shade of the trees.
Whatcha readin'?
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Finished Cell by Stephen King. Wasn’t very good.
Recently finished Otherland series by Tad Williams. Very good. Titan, by Stephen Baxter is also good. Any of the Sharra books is always a good read. And Catton’s Reflections on the Civil War is very good, though not as good as Killer Angels.
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Speaking of Titan…
For Sci-Fi Readers… Titan, Wizard and Demon by John Varley (the Gaea Trillogy) are a great read…
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@ncscswitch:
Well, Ayn Rand was circa 1940’s. Ann Coulter is 21st C. So, the time of the remark would certainly indicate who said it :-)
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that’s just excellent. Proof again that i need to get out more (or stay in and read more).
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Rereading William L Shirers, Rise and Fall of the third Reich… classic book if their ever was one.
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@Imperious:
Rereading William L Shirers, Rise and Fall of the third Reich… classic book if their ever was one.
On my shelf, and on my list for next sumer’s read (I do one LONG classic each summer)
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@ncscswitch:
@Imperious:
Rereading William L Shirers, Rise and Fall of the third Reich… classic book if their ever was one.
On my shelf, and on my list for next sumer’s read (I do one LONG classic each summer)
I also have a copy of of it, but have yet to read it. I opted recently to start Liddel-Hart’s just as massive account of WW2. It’s hiliarious to read how pompous he is about his predictions before the war, but just as informative about the hard facts.
Switch - I’ll have to give Ayn Rand a chance, then. Even if I feel like I don’t like some of her perceptions, that doesn’t mean she won’t be a good read.
And CC - welcome back. You’re trip was enjoyable/productive?I’m also a HUGE Vonnegut fan. I’d have to recommend some of his books, namely Slaughterhouse-Five for it’s relation to these boards (his account of the Dresden firebombings - told in his weird ass style).
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If you are going to read Ayn Rand… just pick the one that is the pinnacle of her writings… Atlas Shrugged.
The others are precursors for the most part… incompletely developed; or her non-fiction of her philosohpical principles.
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I had alot of time to read reciently, I’ve found I’m not much in the mood for realistic type books right now. I started into some Clancy, but lost interest. I did read Davinci Code on the plane over. I devoure books :) 20 hous for that one… I also read the second one, it was beter in my opinion.
The week before, belive it or not, I read the first four Potter books. I loved them and am looking forward to the fifth. I just cracked Drew Carey’s Dirty Jokes and Beer. Like I said reality escape :D
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And CC - welcome back. You’re trip was enjoyable/productive?
thanks a lot man!
I had an absolutely WONDERFUL trip - from the moment i set foot in Vancouver, through the three weeks of Australia, until midnight when i arrived back into Winnipeg.
Now for endless days and nights of bliss in the ICU . . . . :-(
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I’m working on two books on my lengthy “to read” shelf. The first is The Sling and the Stone, by Marine Col. Thomas Hammes. It’s an assessment of modern American military doctrine. The second book is Misfire by William Hallahan, a rather overly critical work on the history of American arms manufacturing, trying to highlight the failures such as early rifle manufacturing at Springfield and Harper’s Ferry, all the way to the M-16 fiasco early in the Vietnam campaign.
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I just finished reading the abridged memoirs of Winston Churchill, covering WWII of course. It was new for me to get the British perspective, and very informative.
Also, A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin.
For those about to read The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich- excellent book- I’ve read it twice. You won’t be disappointed.
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