tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326223780463850836.post3101578927447046806..comments2023-10-11T09:12:39.054-05:00Comments on The Trans-Mississippian: A Book's DescendantsJane Johanssonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11723064098756475302noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326223780463850836.post-47198845985311741752012-08-22T21:52:34.648-05:002012-08-22T21:52:34.648-05:00Well, I certainly am a believer in the value of re...Well, I certainly am a believer in the value of regimental histories! I first became interested in regimental histories while reading Bruce Catton's Army of the Potomac trilogy. It interested me that he relied so much on that genre to present the soldier point of view. There are still so many regiments (and batteries) that are deserving of a history--my hope is that someday each of those will have a worthy chronicler. Jane Johanssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11723064098756475302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326223780463850836.post-40194036212972969982012-08-19T22:09:17.522-05:002012-08-19T22:09:17.522-05:00Excellent post. Clearly, unit histories are still ...Excellent post. Clearly, unit histories are still contributing to our scholarly knowledge of the Civil War, despite what some historians believe.Will Hickoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01119463723965153883noreply@blogger.com