Comments on: The Cruelty of War

By: Daniel Huffman

Daniel Huffman — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 21:40:02 +0000

Probably a matter of interpretation. I suppose the Park Service considers it to be more of a non-military action (and probably likewise with something like the plot to burn down NYC). Fortunately, the person who made the map at least relied on a reputable source for those kind of decisions, and cited it (though we may reasonably disagree with the classification of battle/non-battle).

By: Kyle

Kyle — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 18:14:25 +0000

Is the ommision of the raid of St. Albans Vermont a mistake or intentional? Was it not considered part of the war?

By: Lurker

Lurker — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:45:39 +0000

It’s *HARD* to get old data (Especially cartographically usable date) on State boundries, let alone counties! I suspect even back then it was hard, since for an example, when Congress was legislating on territorial boundaries, they inadvertently let the Oklahoma panhandle fall out of any jurisdiction!

Counties are just impossible, especially since back then plenty of counties were ill defined at best, given the terrain and # of civil engineers/1000 sqmi.

By: Wikipedian

Wikipedian — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:22:39 +0000

You should leave a comment on the talk pages of maps you complain about, so they know what to fix.

http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File_talk:American_Civil_War_Battles_by_Theater,_Year.png&action=edit&section=new