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Clint Johnson has written nine books on the war, as well as hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles. His hobbies include reenacting with the 26th Regiment of North Carolina Troops (which serves as the 24th Michigan when portraying Federals). He lives in Ashe County, North Carolina.

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North Carolina, USA
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University of Florida

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Unabashed Confederate hagiography. I wouldn’t mind so much if the book included more about military affairs and battles, but there aren’t any detailed battle site tours; instead it’s grave sites of Confederate generals, houses where famous Confederates lived, and museums of Confederate memorabilia. I suppose there are people, not necessarily Lost Cause zealots, who might want to see where Stonewall Jackson’s arm is buried or the house of J.E.B. Stuart’s widow. But author Clint Johnson makes it pretty clear where his sympathies lie; we learn, for example, that the Confederate army included blacks – as servants and musicians – and thus was more “integrated” than the Union army.

The book departs from the Civil War theme to provide a tour of the Nat Turner rebellion area; Johnson claims that the fear of slave rebellions was one of the motivators of the Confederacy.

One surprising thing I did learn is John Singleton Mosby – the famous/infamous “Gray Ghost” partisan (see Gray Ghosts and Rebel Raiders) became “reconstructed”, becoming a personal friend of U.S. Grant and a Republican. Johnson describes this as a “mistake” and notes “an angry Virginian” shot at Mosby as a result.

As mentioned, not much in the way of battle descriptions. If you’re interested in automobile tours of Civil War country I’d recommend the Civil War Explorer series by Jim Miles (mostly out of print, alas). Miles is also a Southerner but his books are more balanced and less Confederate apologetics than this one.
No foot or endnotes. Lots of black and white pictures of houses, statues and gravestones. A bibliography; a good index.
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setnahkt | 1 andere bespreking | Jul 19, 2020 |
A quick but quite thorough review of destroyer operations in WW 1 & 2. They did not win these wars but their part should be noted. These essential but often overlooked ships of the USN are appropriately portrayed in most of their many guises as escorts, submarine hunters and rarely but often effective attack ships. Clint Johnson has skimmed the cream from the thousands of Destroyer Operations to create this lively and interesting narrative.
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jamespurcell | Jul 23, 2019 |
Have read only bits of this volume, finding locations mentioned in personal narrative of a Vermont soldier in the Army of the Potomac. Photos with captions, maps, and anecdotes explain the importance of each place. Haven't tried the driving directions, but inclusion of route numbers, road names, and landmarks sound very helpful. Good reference book.
 
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CarolynsCatalog | 1 andere bespreking | Mar 22, 2014 |
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I found this book interesting yet a tough read to get through. This was interesting because it was a bit if micro-history that I was not aware of before. This is something they just don't teach in school. I typically love these kind of accounts as it gets to the heart of individuals involved and in this case I speculate how this event, if successful, would have changed the path of the Civil War. This was a tough read however, as there was just too much background information before we get to the actual plot. While this background is probably essential and necessary to get a true picture of the 'whys' and 'hows' of the plot, for someone like me who is not a historian, but just someone with an interest in historical events like this, it just was too much. For a professional historian, this may have been an awesome book, but for someone who is not, this just was too hard to get into.… (meer)
 
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