tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3548684392100613036.post1854153461016080301..comments2023-04-27T03:01:31.964-07:00Comments on The Dynamo and the Virgin: Recent reads: Simpson, The Civil War in the EastGregory Dehlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08940421463285272150noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3548684392100613036.post-79338594073653164762013-01-01T16:11:53.217-08:002013-01-01T16:11:53.217-08:00I think this question was discussed in the comment...I think this question was discussed in the comments on Crossroads. Lincoln did not have a great pool to draw from at this time. Burnside was probably the most likely candidate. Although, I wonder if a western general could have come east, some one like Rosecrans. Gregory Dehlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08940421463285272150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3548684392100613036.post-60027081193030049782013-01-01T16:09:22.630-08:002013-01-01T16:09:22.630-08:00Thank Steve. I am a big fan of Crossroads as well....Thank Steve. I am a big fan of Crossroads as well. It is one of my favorite blogs.Gregory Dehlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08940421463285272150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3548684392100613036.post-47267833434453924322012-12-26T08:23:43.148-08:002012-12-26T08:23:43.148-08:00I agree it is a good book, and Brooks is an outsta...I agree it is a good book, and Brooks is an outstanding scholar, but I have a question: Who was available to replace McClellan in the summer of 1862?Jim Eppersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12896759856079539599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3548684392100613036.post-71979665887022780002012-12-24T10:09:47.333-08:002012-12-24T10:09:47.333-08:00Just finished Civil War in the East. Couldn't ...Just finished Civil War in the East. Couldn't agree more with Simpson's take on Gettysburg. Review Simpson's blog, "Crossroads" on a daily basis and never fail to gain Civil War wisdom. Great review!<br /><br />BummerAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06178414788659892480noreply@blogger.com