Lott's "98%" figure was an improper citation of Kleck's earlier work which had the figure somewhere around 90%. In other words, big whoop.
As for "Mary Rosh" so what? Although I don't, many have multiple internet screen names. Far better than to come out on a bunch of hack boards as the real John Lott and be spammed by a bunch of anti-gunners. "Ma Ry Ro Sh" refers to the names of his family members and was composed an e-mail address.
The use of the militia in 1812:
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1282/is_19_52/ai_65805917
Disarming Errors. - Review - book review
National Review, Oct 9, 2000 by Clayton E. Cramer, Dave Kopel
C. Edward Skeen. Citizen Soldiers in the War of 1812. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1999.
As for "Mary Rosh" so what? Although I don't, many have multiple internet screen names. Far better than to come out on a bunch of hack boards as the real John Lott and be spammed by a bunch of anti-gunners. "Ma Ry Ro Sh" refers to the names of his family members and was composed an e-mail address.
The use of the militia in 1812:
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1282/is_19_52/ai_65805917
Disarming Errors. - Review - book review
National Review, Oct 9, 2000 by Clayton E. Cramer, Dave Kopel
More http://www.ess.uwe.ac.uk/genocide/reviewsw22.htmPerhaps least controversial, though still contentious, is Bellesiles's negative portrayal of the American militia. Historians have long recognized that the militia was not as effective as rose-colored odes to the American Revolution have claimed, but Bellesiles regards it as little more than a gaggle of nitwits. "One could go on and on with examples of inept, poorly armed, and horribly disciplined militia almost losing the War of 1812 for the United States," he writes. "Mostly the militia just did not show up." A more balanced and realistic account can be found in Mark Kwasny's excellent book, Washington's Partisan War. Detailing the use of the militia in Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey, Kwasny shows that while militiamen could not, by themselves, defeat the British in a pitched battle, they were essential to American success: They responded quickly to attacks, harassed the Redcoats, and guarded regions where George Washington could not send the Continentals. Though exasperated by their penchant for coming and going as they wished, Washington never questioned the militiamen's bravery or loyalty.
C. Edward Skeen. Citizen Soldiers in the War of 1812. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1999.
When properly led, American militia more than held its own against Indians, Canadians, and British regulars. As evidence, Skeen cites Peter B. Porter’s efforts on the Niagara Frontier and Andrew Jackson’s victory at New Orleans. The latter engagement, the final battle of the war and an American victory, somewhat rehabilitated the militia’s perception among the general public, but not among most national leaders. The Army Reduction Act of 1815 relegated "the militia to a secondary role in national defense" and this trend continued (p. 178).