Historic Hindsight

Lee was such a crap General that he himself tried to resign saying he was crap.......so why the heck is this guy a god to the South?

References: - U.S. War Department, The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1880–1901. - The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, 70 vols. in 128 parts (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1880-1901), series 1, vol. 25, pt. 2, p. 12; Halleck to Burnside, January 7, 1863, ibid., vol. 21, pp. 953-54 - The Wartime Papers of Robert E. Lee, Da Capo Press (March 21, 1987) - The American Civil War: A collection of free online primary sources: https://crln.acrl.org/index.php/crlnews/article/view/9314/10416 - https://www.battlefields.org/learn/primary-sources/letter-gen-robert-e-lee-confederate-president-jefferson-davis - Grant and Lee: A Study in Personality and Generalship, Indiana University Press; Reprint edition (October 22, 1982)

After months of confusion, anger, and separation....Lincoln will finally be sworn in as the 16th President of these United/Un-United States.

The rags to riches story of a German American immigrant who would run one of the largest prohibition empires in America!

President Elect Abraham Lincoln will take that midnight train to sneak through Baltimore. Was it necessary? Did he narrowly avoid assassination? Find out on this very special episode of Civil War in Hindsight.

The Washington Peace Conference finally concludes with 6 proposed constitutional amendments........I think they forgot what the term compromise means because this isn't it.

The story of Ra Ra Rasputin the lover of the Russian Queen...who...you know...never bathed and caused the downfall of Romanov Dynasty.

This week the President Elect and Provincial President have two very different speeches....one calling for calmer heads and to let tempers cool....the other, a little more aggressive.

The tale of a British born Canadian who wants to talk to you about the three truths!

The convention of seceded states forms their own country....well....at least on paper.. only time will tell if any foreign government acknowledges them.

Grant both proves himself to be a fool and restores his reputation.....all in the same battle......and as promised, there's a bloody boot!