When authors refer to other great works, people, and events, it’s usually not accidental. Put on your super-sleuth hat and figure out why.
Literary and Philosophical References
- Edward Coke, Coke on Littleton (1.2.5)
- Josephus (1.2.5)
- Koran (1.2.5)
- Jeremy Taylor (1.2.5)
- Napoleon, Military Maxims (1.2.5)
- Sir Walter Scott (1.2.5)
- James Fenimore Cooper (1.2.5)
- Alexandre Dumas (1.2.5)
Historical References
- Siege of Vicksburg (1.1.1-6, 1.1.17, 1.2.15, 1.3.12)
- Battle of Corinth (1.1.8-9, 1.1.18, 1.1.21, 1.3.18)
- Earl Van Dorn, Confederate General (1.1.21, 1.2.4)
- John C. Pemberton, Confederate General (1.1.21, 1.2.15)
- Ulysses S. Grant, Union General and US President (1.1.21, 4.1.15, 4.1.34)
- Nathan Bedford Forrest, Confederate officer (1.2.4, 4.1.34, 4.4.1, 4.4.2, 5.3.12)
- John Hunt Morgan, Confederate General (1.2.4)
- William Barksdale, Confederate General (1.2.4)
- William Tecumseh Sherman, Union General (1.3.21, 1.3.25)
- Battle of Second Manassas (2.2.15)
- Abraham Lincoln (4.1.15, 4.1.34, 6.2.10)
- William Farrar Smith, Union General (4.1.34, 4.1.40)
- Davy Crockett (7.4.6)