I could go on, but suffice to say, Smith's book is excellent and left me with lots of food for thought. I wound up picking up his entire Vicksburg series and spending a weekend on the battlefield and campaign sites. Worth a read, worth a visit, worth further thoughts! (Pic is #Raymond Battlefield)

Soldiers of the 5th Connecticut Infantry calling out Stonewall Jackson's brigade in the spring of 1862. #CivilWar #history

All I ever think of in regards to "America First" and isolationism:

This will help with calculus! And physics. And computer programming. And history. With the Bible in hand, #Oklahoma is sure to rocket up from its ranking of...*checks notes*...49th in education!