Greetings Cosmic Americans!Well, after a string of reshedulings and technical difficulties, Cosmic America's Civil War finally made it on the air - two days late!
It was a good episode too, so if you haven't watched it yet - check it out by clicking HERE.
I'll give you a little on Winfield "Old Fuss and Feathers" Scott (I love Civil War era nicknames), his foresight about the potential course of the war, his subsequent Anaconda Plan - and the plan in action....the fall of New Orleans in April 1862.
It's important to note, friends, that while 1862 is considered by many to be the year of Confederate ascendancy, they were sucking pretty hard in the western theater. All the good stuff was happening in the east. This fact really lends itself to the idea that the eastern theater was the principle theater of the war.
Now I know that some of you will argue with me on this. But remember, I read history forward. People during the war looked east a lot more than they looked west.
Still, the fall of New Orleans was a hard blow for the rebs. It was the biggest city in the South with more than 100,000 citizens and it was a key harbor at the mouth of the Mississippi River. Tune in to the show and find out all about it.
Peace,
Keith
PS - for a great book on Winfield Scott's career check out Allan Peskin, Winfield Scott and Profession of Arms
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