Dirck stated that few Civil War scholars take Bennett seriously, pointing to his "narrow political agenda and faulty research".
dˈɜːk stˈeɪɾᵻd ðæt fjˈuː sˈɪvəl wˈɔːɹ skˈɑːlɚz tˈeɪk bˈɛnɪt sˈɪɹiəsli, pˈɔɪntɪŋ tə hˈɪz "nˈæɹoʊ pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ɐdʒˈɛndə ænd fˈɔlti ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ".