Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 My favorite authority on the U.S. Civil War is Shelby Foote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted May 28, 2020 Author Share Posted May 28, 2020 5 hours ago, Tex Jones, SASS 2263 said: Very distracting to have six or seven, authors/ "experts" tell the viewer what Grant was thinking/doing. Lost interest half way through the first episode. I think it would be boring to have one guy telling the whole story. I like how they use different people, some of those people are retired military. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 We had a power outage last night at 9:30 during the start of his presidency and the power did not come back on until about 11:15 after I had given up and gone to sleep. Sure hope I get to see the last part some time in the near future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 21 hours ago, Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 said: My favorite authority on the U.S. Civil War is Shelby Foote. I think that people in the South had vivid memories of starvation and homelessness. That tends to stick in one's head for life. They passed that memory down to their sons and daughters as a lesson. I thought that the show was heavily biased but did show Grant as he probably was. I enjoyed it although I'm real glad that I DVR'd it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry T Harrison Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 23 hours ago, Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 said: My favorite authority on the U.S. Civil War is Shelby Foote. Anything that you need to know about the Civil War is contained in his three volumes. It’s hard to believe that he wrote those million and a half words not just by hand but with an old fashioned pen and ink bottle using blotter paper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parson Remington Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 Returning to the topic - I watch all three episodes. It was a very accurate, though superficial, picture of a complex man. I doubt it could be otherwise given the constraints of time (and for advertising to pay for it.) If you have read Grant's autobiography (well worth the read) you will know far more than this brief series offers. If your knowledge of Grant and his times consists of vague memories from a high school history course, then this will offer much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted May 29, 2020 Author Share Posted May 29, 2020 Very informative. I never delved into Grant's history but this got me interested. Interesting guy and quite a life! Ohio boy, born and raised! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailrider #896 Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 One thing I learned about Grant was his consumption of up to 20 cigars a day! No wonder he succumbed to throat cancer! I thought the reenactors were quite well done, though I suspect a lot of you reenactors will probably disagree. The one scene that sticks in my mind is where one soldier cocks his musket and you can actually see the percussion cap on the cone before he fires! Stay well, Pards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Pat Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 Grants papers were all donated to establish a US Grant library at Mississippi State University believe it or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 On 5/27/2020 at 5:09 PM, Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 said: My favorite authority on the U.S. Civil War is Shelby Foote. I miss Shelby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 3 minutes ago, Trailrider #896 said: One thing I learned about Grant was his consumption of up to 20 cigars a day! No wonder he succumbed to throat cancer! I thought the reenactors were quite well done, though I suspect a lot of you reenactors will probably disagree. The one scene that sticks in my mind is where one soldier cocks his musket and you can actually see the percussion cap on the cone before he fires! Stay well, Pards! I noticed that also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 3 minutes ago, Trailrider #896 said: One thing I learned about Grant was his consumption of up to 20 cigars a day! No wonder he succumbed to throat cancer! I thought the reenactors were quite well done, though I suspect a lot of you reenactors will probably disagree. The one scene that sticks in my mind is where one soldier cocks his musket and you can actually see the percussion cap on the cone before he fires! Stay well, Pards! As a retired reenactor, I noticed that too. Good for them. Overall the battle scenes were superior to most big budget movies in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 That wounded soldier burning to death in the Wilderness was pretty graphic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 I didn't see any 2 band Enfields in that whole narrative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 12 minutes ago, Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 said: I didn't see any 2 band Enfields in that whole narrative. I expect eventually the Internet movie firearms database will have the info on what weapons were used in the film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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