Comments on: America's Civil War: September 1998 From the Editor http://www.historynet.com/americas-civil-war-september-1998-from-the-editor.htm From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Wed, 22 May 2013 01:07:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: cbmays http://www.historynet.com/americas-civil-war-september-1998-from-the-editor.htm#comment-345338 cbmays Wed, 06 Oct 2010 02:23:51 +0000 #comment-345338 I located the following interesting announcements in at least two newspaper of the day. Published in the New Orleans Times-Picayune dated 12-15-1865 "General John B. Hood was recently married to Miss Preston, a very lovely and accomplished lady of South Carolina, the daughter of General John S. Preston of Columbia. Also published in the Columbus GA Daily Enquirer dated 1-14-1866 quote: "General John B Hood, late CSA, was recently married to Miss Preston, daughter of General John S. Preston of Columbia, SC. I know that the Preston family left for Europe immediately after the war and did not return for two or three years. Are these reports true or not? Did he actually marry her or was it all wishful thinking? Have not seen any information about this. I located the following interesting announcements in at least two newspaper of the day. Published in the New Orleans Times-Picayune dated 12-15-1865 "General John B. Hood was recently married to Miss Preston, a very lovely and accomplished lady of South Carolina, the daughter of General John S. Preston of Columbia.

Also published in the Columbus GA Daily Enquirer dated 1-14-1866 quote: "General John B Hood, late CSA, was recently married to Miss Preston, daughter of General John S. Preston of Columbia, SC.
I know that the Preston family left for Europe immediately after the war and did not return for two or three years.
Are these reports true or not? Did he actually marry her or was it all wishful thinking? Have not seen any information about this.

]]> By: Marty Daniels http://www.historynet.com/americas-civil-war-september-1998-from-the-editor.htm#comment-311999 Marty Daniels Sun, 25 Jul 2010 02:09:09 +0000 #comment-311999 Many errors in this article. Mary Boykin Chesnut's name is incorrectly spelled. Mary Preston's husband was not Charles but John Darby. She and John were not opposed to Buck' romance with Gen. Hood. The last paragraph of Buck's comments to Mary Chesnut a believed by most scholars to be a literary invention. The last place that Buck and Hood spoke and said farewell was not Columbia, but Chester, South Carolina in the spring of 1865. Many errors in this article. Mary Boykin Chesnut's name is incorrectly spelled. Mary Preston's husband was not Charles but John Darby. She and John were not opposed to Buck' romance with Gen. Hood. The last paragraph of Buck's comments to Mary Chesnut a believed by most scholars to be a literary invention. The last place that Buck and Hood spoke and said farewell was not Columbia, but Chester, South Carolina in the spring of 1865.

]]> By: Taevia Woolfolk http://www.historynet.com/americas-civil-war-september-1998-from-the-editor.htm#comment-91561 Taevia Woolfolk Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:12:13 +0000 #comment-91561 Wow what an article, I also seen the bit on her on the History Channel and looked her up to make mention of her in my book I'm writing... Thanks for that extra light that is shone on her... Wow what an article, I also seen the bit on her on the History Channel and looked her up to make mention of her in my book I'm writing… Thanks for that extra light that is shone on her…

]]> By: GARY PRESTON http://www.historynet.com/americas-civil-war-september-1998-from-the-editor.htm#comment-28537 GARY PRESTON Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:10:07 +0000 #comment-28537 HAD TO LOOK THIS LADY UP SINCE THERE WAS MENTION OF HER ON THE HISTORY CHANNEL. NICE ARTICLE. HAD TO LOOK THIS LADY UP SINCE THERE WAS MENTION OF HER ON THE HISTORY CHANNEL. NICE ARTICLE.

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