A close high school and army friend of mine just earned his doctorate in military history en route to teach at West Point. He just had an article on the sacking of Darien by the 54th Massachusetts(portrayed in the movie Glory) published in the NYT's ongoing blog commemorating the ACW 150 years later. Great guy and I'm proud to call him a friend and see his work getting a big stage. Here's the link:
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/11/the-sacking-of-darien/#more-145233
A very nice read. Thank you!
Very interesting.
I enjoyed reading that. Thanks for the link AR, and kudos to your friend. :)
Quote from: Martok on June 14, 2013, 03:33:37 AM
I enjoyed reading that. Thanks for the link AR, and kudos to your friend. :)
What Martok said.
The article really paints a picture.
I enjoyed reading that ...safe above the 49th. I remember British troops burned and looted Washington as a payback
for Toronto (then known as York) getting kinda blown up and burnt. Toronto for Washington and you guys think you won!
Anyway I think I like the way that was written. In today's climate it is rather difficult to recount such an event without
some emotional involvement. How would I interpret an order to "remove anything of value"?