>  Respect your public and respect the truth.
>So far as naming battles, I like the idea of cross referencing the initial
mention.  You could offer a handout to provide a guide to battles dates,
times and names.

I would agree that although you might choose to use a quote or photograph
somewhat out-of-context for dramatic effect (the "spirit" of the thing), you
still must label it accurately as to date or place somewhere nearby (the
"letter" of the thing). When people catch you out, you lose all credibility.

And - the fact that there are usually two different widely accepted names
for Civil War battles is a lesson in itself - the South and the North didn't
see things the same way then, and they still don't. I teach the Civil War at
the college level here in the border state of Kentucky, and I ask each class
how they learned to name the war itself: Civil War, or War Between the
States? Most of them didn't realize that they had already absorbed a point
of view.

Carol Ely
Museum Consultant
Louisville

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