tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37006595.post6923834721529050694..comments2024-03-27T19:17:57.221-04:00Comments on Looking for the Confederate War: Review of O’Brien – Mountain PartisansMichael C. Hardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18023085357547254423noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37006595.post-38474077614374592682011-05-31T13:46:09.243-04:002011-05-31T13:46:09.243-04:00Just why would Kirby Smith be sending raiding part...Just why would Kirby Smith be sending raiding parties into western North Carolina in 1862 while departmental commander?Michael C. Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18023085357547254423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37006595.post-40947661110617948842011-05-31T13:35:04.927-04:002011-05-31T13:35:04.927-04:00I'm not sure how much research you've done...I'm not sure how much research you've done about the war in this area. But to the claim that Kirby Smith wasn't relevant to this area is not not correct. In fact his raids from east Tennessee through the mountain passes into western NC were pretty detrimentalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com