Regarding the Civil War, Northern bias may have been prevalent in the 19th century histories as well as many 20th century general histories. I would suggest that the writings of the many excellent Southern historians such as Shelby Foote, Emory Thomas (UGA), William C. Davis (VTech), James Robertson (VTech) and the late Tom Connelly (USC) have striven to present balanced views of many aspects of the war. The Southern navy's ironclad history was also well chronicled by William Still (ECU). Bruce G. Terrell Maritime Historian NOAA National Marine Sanctuary Program 1305 East West Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910 [log in to unmask] To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html