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2011-05-12 West Pointers in the Civil War:

Anna,    The granting of ranks at the beginning of the Civil War is complicated (and I imagine could become an entire book).  But to give a basic (if simplified) answer, civilians generally volunteered

2011-05-10 The American Civil War:

Sarah,    I suppose the main reason that Lincoln favored the North was that he lived in the North.  Although he was born in Kentucky, which was a slave state, he lived most of his life in the northern

2011-05-02 West Pointers in the Civil War:

Anna,    The army was enlarged so quickly during the Civil War that anyone with military experience was given a leadership rank.  Some civilians with West Point educations were offered positions as generals

2010-11-11 Lee at Gettysburg Cavalry problem:

Mitch,    This is a very precise question that exceeds some of my knowledge of Gettysburg, but I will answer the parts that I can.    In particular, Lee would not have sensed a need to call for any cavalry

2010-10-24 20th century president:

Joann,     If the picture was taken while the president was in office, it is almost certainly of John Kennedy and his son.  Most of the other Presidents children were grown when they were in office; in