John,
I have always been fascinated by the irony that, had Congress declared war against the Confederacy, it would have tacitly recognized the Confederate States of America.
I do, however, question the term “rebellion” as implying the attempt to overthrow the government of the United States. As you have stated, there was no such attempt. Indeed, the Confederacy simply wanted to dissolve the bonds between the sovereign states and t he US government. Luminaries such as Robert E. Lee and Raphael Semmes stated that, since the individual states entered into the bond forming the USA, the individual states could break that bond. It required a Northern invasion to start the war, not a Southern rebellion.
How’s that for opening a can of worms? ; - )
Bill
A can of worms indeed - and, let’s face it: not a particularly important one. I don’t think the word “rebellion” necessarily implies an attempt to overthrow a government, though. Seems like people can stage a rebellion in order to persuade the government to do something.
Another great historian, James McPherson, said it best, I think. He said that whenever he finds himself getting sucked into the trivia surrounding the conflict, he thinks of the number 620,000. That’s the number of Union and Confederate graves (including those of men who died from disease).
Shelby Foote is good for me.
There’s a whole wiki page on alternate names for the conflict- it’s probably best left there.
I had a great American History professor in High School. He was a progressively minded guy, an African American. While he had his own strong views on the subject, considering it the war to free the slaves, he cycled through some groups with different view points. Two gents from the John Birch Society gave a lengthy presentation on the concept of States Rights.
Central to this chat is that our good friend Lee “Subfixer” has emerged from the hinters again. His presence is greatly appreciated, he’s always been a really solid part of this corner of the world.
One of the many interesting tidbits in Mr. Horwitz’s book: in Mississippi, the period 1861-1865 is not part of the high school history curriculum in the public schools. (At least that was the case when he wrote the book.)
Welcome back, Subfixer! We’ve missed you.
Those wars also tended to be much, much nastier than our "War Between the States " [;)]
Prisoners on both sides of our conflict tended to die more from willful " neglect " rather than outright slaughter as happened during the above mentioned three civil wars. Civilians did not fare much better than the soldiers of those conflicts.[^o)] …IIRC.
If Shelby Foote considers it a “Civil War”, that is good enough for me, too. But I wonder If he calls it that just to identify his books for the average reader.
Thanks guys, it is good to be back. I suffer from sporadic WiFi accessibility because I now live in a rural area. .
Hey Proff !
Round 2 is quite common both in my L.H.S. and in the Squadron catalogue . They have for some ten years I think , been bringing out oldies but goodies in cars and other stuff .
I have yet to find one of their kits that hasn’t been " cleaned up " . I think they are reconditioning the molds anyway .Some of the autos are better now than when new . I don’t know about their ships , but I have acquired some of their Sci-Fi and Cars , great memories in those Boxes .
You can get a Mabuchi can motor that will work for the " Cleremont " . They are common in model train sales outlets . Tanker - Builder
Well !
Sporadic is better than no you ! T.B.
It’s great having you back!
Bill
I thought the Lindberg Harriet Lane/Blockade Runner was a plastic copy of the Model Shipways Harriet Lane so it is actually 1/96 and not 1/124
Actually the Model Shipways kit has been advertised at various times as 1/12"=1’ (1/44) and 3/32"=1’ (1/128). The difference doesn’t amount to a whole lot; I suspect there’s enough room for adjustment in the wood parts to make it whichever scale you like.
At the moment, the ad on the Model Expo website says 3/32"=1’, while the instruction book (also on that site) says 1/12"=1’. Guess we can take our pick.
I’d have to measure the Lindberg parts to tell what the scale of that kit is. I wouldn’t be surprised if the answer depends on where you measure.
Thanks. I would swear years ago I saw it as 1/96. Well Great Models and Modern Memory and all that.