The start of classes at my
university last Monday and my work on my manuscript has eaten into the time
that I spend on my blog. I vowed to post today even if it was just a bit of
miscellany.
Today, I received a
complimentary copy of the March-April issue of Strategy & Tactics in my work mailbox. Much to my surprise the
cover story is “Warpath: Indian Territory In the American Civil War.” How odd
that the one complimentary copy that I’ve ever received of the magazine
features the trans-Mississippi. Readers can purchase the “Warpath” game for $35.
Next month, State House Press
will publish Blood on the Bayou:
Vicksburg, Port Hudson, and the Trans-Mississippi. The book is the third
part of the “Louisiana Quadrille”; the previous two volumes have been
highlighted by interviews with Dr. Frazier on this blog.
In June, Savas Beatie will
be publishing John Schmutz’s history of one of the most renowned regiments of
trans-Mississippians: the 5th Texas Infantry. My reading year is
shaping up nicely!
How does it look? I went to B&N to see what it was about and they didn't have it yet. Their record with CW articles isn't very good, IMO. In terms of free issue promotion, it's possible they see you as a T-M thought leader and the subject matter wasn't coincidental.
ReplyDeleteIt's flattering to think that I might be considered as a "thought leader"! I'll have to see if any of my colleagues in my department also received the issue. Considering that the article is only 12 pages, I would judge the content as okay. There are a couple of misspelled place names on the maps and a couple of questionable captions on photographs. The article could have been better...
DeletePerhaps a random question would be accepted under a post headed "Miscellany"?
ReplyDeleteBroadfoot Publishing is having a sale on its sets. I'm intrigued by "Confederate Veteran," "Southern Historical Society Papers," and the MOLLUS set. But, I am primarily interested in Trans-Mississippi history. Of the three sets I listed, do you see any of them as being useful in TM research?
Thanks in advance!
Sure, I'll take a random question! It's been a long time since I've looked at Confederate Veteran, but most of the material deals with the Eastern and Western Theaters. A high percentage of the articles in the Southern Historical Society Papers are about the Army of Northern Virginia with much of the rest dealing with the Western Theater. The MOLLUS set is the one that I'm least familiar with, but trans-Mississippi articles are not a strong component in those volumes either. I too looked at their sale sets. Other than the obvious (select volumes from the Official Records Army and Navy Sets plus select volumes from the Supplement to the Official Records), none of them struck me as being especially useful for Trans-Mississippi research.
ReplyDeleteAll of those sets are available locally, so maybe I'd be smart to save my money. I do have the "Union Army" set, plus all of the Trans-Mississippi state volumes from "Confederate Military History." I also snagged a set of Dyer's "Compendium" a few years back. That's probably all in need "in house."
DeleteThanks again for the input, Dr. Johansson.
Dyer's "Compendium" is a very helpful reference set. You are probably already aware of this, but both the Army and Navy Official Records sets are part of Cornell University's "Making of America" website.
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