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Wow. I don't know whether to be impressed, amused, flattered, or amazed. Do you save everything I post? I've never claimed to be 100% accurate in everything I post, though I need to be careful in case I did make that claim 7 years ago. I've made mistakes on a number of occasions, but I will point out that when corrected I don't keep claiming that they were, in fact, true. My claim about Botts was corrected, and I acknowledge it. My information about Brownlow was quoted accurately from the book, and as you pointed out the book was incorrect. I admitted my mistake, as you detailed, concerning the circuit courts. But I still don't see where I claimed the river was closed for months prior to the rebellion. Just because Petus removed the militia above Vicksburg doesn't mean commerce flowed to or from the Northern states. You mention traffic passing without knowing where it originated or where it was destined.

I can hardly wait for Sherman and Chambersburg.

[rustbucket]

But I still don't see where I claimed the river was closed for months prior to the rebellion. Just because Petus removed the militia above Vicksburg doesn't mean commerce flowed to or from the Northern states. You mention traffic passing without knowing where it originated or where it was destined.

From one of your quotes I posted above:

After being closed for almost two months was there any traffic left to open it up to?

As far as the origin and destination of traffic on the river goes, I had the same question that you did. I remember looking up some of those boats on the web at the time of those posts. Two or three of them were Northern owned as I remember, or at least their home port was in the North yet they were down in Vicksburg. One of them later became a river boat in the Union navy during the war.

At least, that is what I remember about the boats. I was once accused of having a photographic memory by my MIT classmates, and I used to get hissed when I'd enter the classroom on test days. I've never had a photographic memory, but it used to be much better than it is now. Old age is getting to me.

I save the posts that I make, the posts that I responded to, and any replies to my posts. If I see a noteworthy post containing useful information by someone else, I sometimes will save those too.

I'm glad you are still around because I learn history by responding to your posts. Thank you. I'll respond to the other points in your 722 as time permits today. I have some business to attend to.