[stand watie]

you know, long before your time, i used to go to the trouble of "footnoting" my responses to the DY propaganda & MYTHS, that pass of truth on these threads.

when it became obvious that NO DAMNyankee on these threads was really interested in REAL research & only wanted to spew out their SELF-righteous,hate-FILLED, arrogant, REVISIONIST lies & UNtutored,anti-southern prejudice, i stopped going to the trouble. the last straw was when one of the "leaders of the unionists on FR", "whiskey papa", stated that the OFFICIAL records of the US Army were just "rebel myths & lies" and "just can't be trusted".

i note that your responses are devoid of primary source information. secondary sources impress NOBODY, who is a scholar of the period. frankly, i couldn't care less what some "academic" at Harvard or elsewhere thinks, absent ORIGONAL source documentation. frankly, it was my experience in grad school that "scholars" were just as likely to lie as "non scholarly" persons.

free dixie,sw

[Mr. Silverback]

note that your responses are devoid of primary source information. secondary sources impress NOBODY, who is a scholar of the period.

First, that is a lie. When we first discussed Sherman, I pointed to a page that had the text of Sherman's written order. The fact that I didn't go get an actual copy of it and scan it in for you doesn't mean diddly.

Second, you whine about "not having time to do all that research" but you expect me to truck myself to various historical depositories to examine the originals. Sorry, you can't have it both ways.

Third, you're just covering your butt. I don't want to hear you whine about how some "Damn Yankkes" didn't dig your sources in the past. It's probably just another lie, but more to the point, this is now, this is me, and I'm asking for evidence. Post it or shut up.

[Heyworth]

i note that your responses are devoid of primary source information. secondary sources impress NOBODY, who is a scholar of the period. frankly, i couldn't care less what some "academic" at Harvard or elsewhere thinks, absent ORIGONAL source documentation. frankly, it was my experience in grad school that "scholars" were just as likely to lie as "non scholarly" persons.

This is coming from a man who a few months ago cited, as his (incorrect) source for the invention of heroin and aspirin, a German historical novel.