[GOP_Raider]

Try “Lincoln and the Decision For War: The Northern Response to Secession”

You think this would be a good book to see a North/South contrast and comparison with something like "Notes on Southern Wealth and Northern Profits" for example?

[GOP_Raider]

If some of you will kindly forgive me for re-pinging some of you to this thread, I got a chance to watch Ken Burns' documentary "The Civil War". Further, since a few of you mentioned the name of Shelby Foote and his prominence in that film, I ran acrossed a collection of Foote's comments on the War on YouTube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-szx8DJinBk

First off if Foote writes the way he speaks in that film, I can't wait to get his trilogy. But Burns being Burns, he left me with more questions than answers and with the blessing of the great Admin Moderator, I'd like to post them in another vanity post. I'll re-ping some of you in a few days.

Thanks again to everyone who posted in this thread. I really appreciate it.