[billbears]

Well you know they've probably got to get the quote from Mcpherson and the park ranger that spoke in the Journal article in there. Somehow attaching the historical hack McPherson's name to a WONA brochure adds credibility

[Illbay]

Let me tranlate billbearese for y'all: "Historical hack" = "non-revisionist historian."

Honestly, anyone who criticizes McPherson on the basis of "hack" is just brain-dead. Battle Cry of Freedom is simply chock-full of historical fact, as well as a variety of historical opinion, all extensively and EXHAUSTIVELY documented. That book packs more punch in a single volume than many a multi-volume set on the war.

It's a treasure and a must-read for any serious student of U.S. history.