Former SCV Historian-in-Chief Rebuts E.J. Dionne, Seeks Member Advice

Good afternoon~

Ben Sewell, the SCV executive director at Elm Springs, suggested I contact you. As an author and historian, I have been somewhat perplexed that little attention seems to be focused on commemorating the civil war sesquicentennial.

Desiring to expand the public’s awareness on the war and its causes, tactics, consequences, etc., I recently approached the folks at Examiner.com with a few ideas. They seized on my proposal and welcomed me into their fold.

I am not agenda driven and definitely have a free hand in what I will explore, research, and post, but I do mean to get out to the readers a thorough telling of the times. That's already rankled a few up here in the local Washington, DC area. But that's the idea!

My latest post, in taking on the Washington Post's D. J. Dionne's inaccuracies, has brought some interesting email in the last several days. Folks are noticing. Click or copy/paste the following if you wish to read a bit more!

www.examiner.com/civil-war-heritage-in-washington-dc/the-kansas-irony-jayhawk-abolitionists-have-their-say

That said, I'm wondering how I might get this and future posts out to the broader SCV audience.  When I posed this to Ben, he suggested I contact all SCV Division commanders. I already mail the latest link to about 230 recipients in and around Maryland. A second, much smaller group in Kentucky receives the link also. Anyone can subscribe (it's free). If you have a division mailing list, perhaps we could link.

I would value your thoughts and suggestions.

All the best,

Gregg Clemmer

SCV Historian-in-Chief, 1998-2000

22 Native Dancer Ct

North Potomac, MD 20878

301-963-0141

Author:

Valor in Gray: The Recipients of the Confederate Medal of Honor

Old Alleghany: The Life and Wars of General Ed Johnson

 (winner of the 2005 Douglas Southall Freeman Book Prize)