Or could it be that Chase was misquoted or the quote attributed to him in error?
Or could it be that Chase was misquoted or the quote attributed to him in error?
Gotta find that book by Burke Davis.
Found this bio online of Chase. No mention of the quote/opinion that the neo-rebs say is in this book by Burke Davis.
http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/B/spchase/chase04.htm
Walt
It's a direct quote, attributed to Cahse, from a man who has a few books to his credit:
1. Whisper My Name, A Novel. New York: Rinehart, 1949.
2. The Ragged Ones. New York: Rinehart, 1951.
3. Yorktown. New York: Rinehart, 1952.
4. They Called Him Stonewall: A Life of Lt. General T.J. Jackson, C.S.A. New York: Rinehart, 1954.
5. Gray Fox: Robert E. Lee and the Civil War. New York: Rinehart, 1956.
6. Roberta E. Lee: The Sad But Almost True Story of the Rabbit Who Longed to Be Prettier Than Scarlett O'Hara or Anybody Else. Winston-Salem, NC: John F. Blair, 1956.
7. Jeb Stuart, the Last Cavalier. New York: Rinehart, 1957.
8. To Appomattox, Nine April Days, 1865. New York: Rinehart, 1959.
9. Our Incredible Civil War. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1960.
10. America's First Army. Williamsburg, Va.: Colonial Williamsburg, Distributed by Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1962.
11. Marine! The Life of Lt. Gen. Lewis B. (Chesty) Puller, USMC (ret.). Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown, 1962.
12. The Cowpens-Guilford Courthouse Campaign. Philadelphia, Pa.: Lippincott, 1962.
13. Appomattox: Closing Struggle of the Civil War. New York, NY: Harper & Row, 1963.
14. The Summer Land. New York: Random House, 1965.
15. Rebel Raider: A Biography of Admiral Semmes. [With Evangeline Davis]. Philadelphia, Pa.: Lippincott, 1966.
16. The Billy Mitchell Affair. New York: Random House, 1967.
17. A Williamsburg Galaxy. Williamsburg, Va.: Colonial Williamsburg; distributed by Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1968.
18. The World of Currier & Ives. [With Roy King]. New York: Random House, 1968.
19. Yorktown: The Winning of American Independence. New York: Harper & Row, 1969.
20. Get Yamamoto. New York: Random House, 1969.
21. The Billy Mitchell Story. Philadelphia, Pa.: Chilton Book Company, 1969.
22. The Campaign that Won America: the Story of Yorktown. New York: Dial Press, 1970.
23. Getting to Know Jamestown. New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1971.
24. Getting to Know Thomas Jefferson's Virginia. New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1971.
25. Heroes of the American Revolution. New York: Random House, 1971.
26. Amelia Earhart. New York: Putnam, 1972.
27. Biography of a Leaf. New York: Putnam, 1972.
28. Biography of a King Snake. New York: Putnam, 1975.
29. Three for Revolution. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975.
30. George Washington and the American Revolution. New York: Random House, 1975.
31. Black Heroes of the American Revolution. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1976.
32. Runaway Balloon: The Last Flight of Confederate Air Force One. New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1976.
33. Old Hickory: A Life of Andrew Jackson. New York: Dial, 1977.
34. Biography of a Fish Hawk. New York: Putnam, 1977.
35. Mr. Lincoln's Whiskers. New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1978.
36. Sherman's March. New York: Random House, 1980.
37. A Fierce Personal Pride: The Story of Mount Hope Finishing Company and Its Founding Family. Butner, N.C.: Mount Hope Finishing Company, 1981.
38. Bassett Hall: The Williamsburg Home of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. [With Bland Blackford and Patricia A. Hurdle]. Williamsburg, VA: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 1984.
39. The Southern Railway: Road of the Innovators. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1985.
40. The Long Surrender. New York: Random House, 1985.
41. War Bird: The Life and Times of Elliott White Springs. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1987.