How did you do?

[Wild Bill]

The one on Forrest charging both ways and I forget what other. I really did not know the Forrest one but should have gotten the second. I often violate the first rule of multiple choice exams--your first instinct is usually correct. I tried to go back and see what the second error was but it would have entailed redoing the whole exam, so I quit while I was ahead.

Actually it is a relatively easy test--just seek out the proper landmark and choose your correct battle. But I have an unfair advantage. I wrote a Civil War and Reconstruction book and I was a battle nut from age 8. I used to read a Civil War book or two a week beyond my regular assignments all the way through undergrad college. I also read the Official Records for fun and copied all the orders of battle in my own notebook. When I taught Civil War I drew the battle field maps on the chalk board filling in troop movements as I lectured.

Yeah, I know, what a bore. Between the Civil War and hustling the girls it is a wonder I passed any regular course. I took the Ciivl War class as a junior. It was supposed to be only for graduate level students. It was breeze. My folks gave me Avalon Hill's game of Gettysburg on Christmas and at one time I could tell you which regiments were in which brigade, in which division, and what corps for both Union and Confederates.

Enough brag. Sorry.