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Friday, September 26, 2008
What if...a favorite question
O.K., my first entry. Millions and millions have been waiting on this with bated breath. Feel free to respond and hopefully your message will swim through the cyber muck without being eaten by all of the viruses and worms that exist.
I read a book titled “The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer” by Douglas C. Jones (it was made into a movie as well). An interesting concept…What if Custer was found alive after Little Big Horn and was the only survivor of his battalion? I won’t tell you the outcome and ruin the book (or movie), but would rather you weigh-in on your thoughts and opinions how things might have been if Custer had survived. What might have changed? What chain of events might have occurred? Would he have been court-martialed? If so, guilty or innocent? Could he have had a chance at the White House? What would have become of his military career?
Please send your thoughts, dreams, opinions, etc. on this “What If” scenario. There’s no wrong or right answer on this (the main reason why I picked this one to start this blog with).
Yours in History,
J. Edward
I read a book titled “The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer” by Douglas C. Jones (it was made into a movie as well). An interesting concept…What if Custer was found alive after Little Big Horn and was the only survivor of his battalion? I won’t tell you the outcome and ruin the book (or movie), but would rather you weigh-in on your thoughts and opinions how things might have been if Custer had survived. What might have changed? What chain of events might have occurred? Would he have been court-martialed? If so, guilty or innocent? Could he have had a chance at the White House? What would have become of his military career?
Please send your thoughts, dreams, opinions, etc. on this “What If” scenario. There’s no wrong or right answer on this (the main reason why I picked this one to start this blog with).
Yours in History,
J. Edward
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Introduction
First, thanks for stumbling across my blog. I’ve created this blog so that Custer-philes and Custer-phobes alike can debate, share information, share experiences, and discuss one of the most controversial figures in American History.
Regardless from which direction of the trail you follow, I hope friendships develop. However, due to the controversial nature of this subject matter, the unfortunate political correctness in today’s society, and to the necessary evil of dealing with thin-skinned individuals I expect some of the discussions will offend, become heated, and, yes, some hatefulness will arise. I ask that profanity not be used and do your best to sometimes just agree to disagree.
If you have visited any place that Custer had tread (Ohio, Michigan, Civil War, Plains, etc), feel free to send along your pictures and I will attempt to post them.
Yours in History,
J. Edward
Regardless from which direction of the trail you follow, I hope friendships develop. However, due to the controversial nature of this subject matter, the unfortunate political correctness in today’s society, and to the necessary evil of dealing with thin-skinned individuals I expect some of the discussions will offend, become heated, and, yes, some hatefulness will arise. I ask that profanity not be used and do your best to sometimes just agree to disagree.
If you have visited any place that Custer had tread (Ohio, Michigan, Civil War, Plains, etc), feel free to send along your pictures and I will attempt to post them.
Yours in History,
J. Edward
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