tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897992565045541681.post1866426582453106261..comments2014-08-28T11:34:04.695-04:00Comments on Living in the Past: Important and Exciting WorkUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897992565045541681.post-66516140529738898232011-09-30T22:03:25.790-04:002011-09-30T22:03:25.790-04:00You may want to talk with James Barber, who wrote ...You may want to talk with James Barber, who wrote "Alexandria in the Civil War." He appears to be one of THE experts on the war in Alexandria. Perhaps the Lyceum has his contact details?Ron Baumgartenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12449787740945022061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897992565045541681.post-45026389649442219912011-09-30T00:22:09.962-04:002011-09-30T00:22:09.962-04:00Thank you for stopping by. Duffey is pretty fascin...Thank you for stopping by. Duffey is pretty fascinating, there's lots of good stories floating on the internet, but few that I can source to anyone. He pops up from time to time in Fighting for the Confederacy and always with great feeling. I'd like to get in touch with someone who knows Alexandria history a little better to get a longer rundown on the Duffey family, who run throughout a great deal of Alexandria's history.Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07155361439404842794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897992565045541681.post-83027089181477431382011-09-28T22:15:31.243-04:002011-09-28T22:15:31.243-04:00Thanks for the compliment and glad you are enjoyin...Thanks for the compliment and glad you are enjoying the posts over at my blog. <br /><br />Your post uncovers a really interesting side of what was happening during the “picket war” after First Manassas and fits nicely with my recent stories of the Confederate side during this time period! The Confederates certainly had supply issues, and Porter faced a daunting challenge in getting the Southern Army of the Potomac up to par. Field commanders still had problems with procuring ordinance despite Porter’s best efforts. Longstreet, for example, couldn’t get all the guns he needed for Munson’s and Mason’s Hills, and ended up substituting stovepipes for canon. (Of course, it is not entirely certain if this was due to shortages, or to Johnston’s worries about committing to the advanced line dug in around Falls Church.)<br /><br />I hadn’t read about Duffey, but what a colorful character. I take it that Porter discusses him at length in his memoirs?Ron Baumgartenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12449787740945022061noreply@blogger.com