I research and write history of the USRCS and photos of officers are rare.

Please ask him to contact me.

Regards,

LTC Perry Bennett, USA
Army Historian

I purchased your book and I am thoroughly enjoying it. Like you I feel that General Hood, like General Longstreet and others, were the victims of a post-war rewriting of “history” skewed toward Virginians. You mention a number of books in yours. What is one book you would recommend reading on the Tennessee campaign that, in your opinion, is the least biased and provides a fair account towards all parties, good or bad?

You asked me when I started calling myself the name of the General. I ddn’t give myself my nickname, and it has nothing to do with the General. Usually when someone inquires about my nickname, they politely ask “where’d you get the name Sam?” of sumsuch.

Anyway, in my book I don’t call anyone a liar. I presented what various authors wrote (verbatim) about certain subjects, researched their sources, and gave my readers the full and accurate primary source, when there was one. I criticize authors for too often relying on assertions of previous authors instead of doing their own research, or for inaccurately paraphrasing. To be honest I don’t consider any of the authors referred to in my book as intentionally misleading their readers…except one, who I will not name.

Sam