There is a truth regarding whether Bush did or didn’t shirk his duty. It is not merely a matter of opinion or political expediency. It does not depend on whether we like Bush or not. Only 47 years have passed, and nearly everyone involved remains alive. But the truth seems undiscoverable.
Read MoreIt is the nature of historical research to give the greatest weight to matters with the greatest preponderance of evidence. Most accounts of Shiloh uncritically blame Wallace. There is a century and a half of documentary “proof” stacked against Wallace. History is about evidence, and even if the evidence is wrong, it is still the stuff history is made of.
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