Confederate History Month

Freiwillige · 04-12-10, 01:20 AM

Mississippi has joined Virginia in declaring confederate history month.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100411/...e_history_flap

I went to a great many Civil war battle fields in Tennessee and Kentucky and it was an eerie feeling because it is as if time stands still. You can picture the lines of men marching towards you and dying in droves. Many sites still had bodies buried under your very feet. I have the deepest respect for all men who fought in the conflict. It is history that should not be forgotten.

nikimcbee · 04-12-10, 01:24 AM

Pelham's Battery, Suart's Horse Artillery.

Dowly · 04-12-10, 02:36 AM

The war's over, mate.

Onkel Neal · 04-12-10, 07:29 AM

Ssshh! I'm taking him with me to the meeting in Boston later this year, to keep them Yankees in line...

nikimcbee · 04-12-10, 09:44 AM

Here's my CW trip from last year to Gettysburg and Antietam.

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...2&l=f9dfbc3e14

I got a good photo of 4th TX monument.

Task Force · 04-12-10, 09:57 AM

I didnt even know we had a confederate history month here.

mookiemookie · 04-12-10, 10:02 AM

The Confederacy was a treasonous and seditious enterprise that was based on slavery and exploitation and doesn't deserve to be celebrated any more than the institution of slavery itself deserves to be.

And before anyone brings it up - the Civil War was not about state's rights. If the South didn't have slaves, there would have been no war.

Sailor Steve · 04-12-10, 10:03 AM

And this brimstone-spewing flame was is being started because...?

Oberon · 04-12-10, 10:05 AM

nikimcbee · 04-12-10, 10:08 AM

What side of the Mason-Dixon line are you on?

Funny story from my trip last year. When I was driving around MD, it was kinda weird to see CSA flags being displayed. I hear it depends on where you go in MD you see them all over the place.

I guess I've been dumbed down by PCness.

Task Force · 04-12-10, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee

What side of the Mason-Dixon line are you on?

Funny story from my trip last year. When I was driving around MD, it was kinda weird to see CSA flags being displayed. I hear it depends on where you go in MD you see them all over the place.

I guess I've been dumbed down by PCness.

lol, when you drive around the southern states (especialy the ones that were major confederacy states.) you see alot of CSA flags. You also Find alot in old cemetarys down here.

nikimcbee · 04-12-10, 10:19 AM

If you ever have the time, read "The Battle Cry of Freedom." The politics behind the CW are pretty interesting, espcially in the South. One of the parts that I found facinating were the Southerners that didn't own slaves that were dragged into the political mess of the people that did own slaves.

One thing that I found interesting, was that most anti-slavery people hated the concept of slavery, but didn't give a rip about the people themselves.

nikimcbee · 04-12-10, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

And this brimstone-spewing flame was is being started because...?

I miss our lunchtime CW chat, that was a lot of fun. It is interesting to see people apply 21st morals to the 19th century. Bah, I need to quit typing @ work. Can't type too much in one shot.

mookiemookie · 04-12-10, 11:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

And this brimstone-spewing flame was is being started because...?

I was bored.

Sailor Steve · 04-12-10, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie

I was bored.

I'll see your post and raise you two!

04-12-10, 01:20 AM	#1
Freiwillige The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Phx. Az Posts: 1,458 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Confederate History Month Mississippi has joined Virginia in declaring confederate history month. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100411/...e_history_flap I went to a great many Civil war battle fields in Tennessee and Kentucky and it was an eerie feeling because it is as if time stands still. You can picture the lines of men marching towards you and dying in droves. Many sites still had bodies buried under your very feet. I have the deepest respect for all men who fought in the conflict. It is history that should not be forgotten.

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nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Pelham's Battery, Suart's Horse Artillery. __________________

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nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Here's my CW trip from last year to Gettysburg and Antietam. http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...2&l=f9dfbc3e14 I got a good photo of 4th TX monument. __________________

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nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	What side of the Mason-Dixon line are you on? Funny story from my trip last year. When I was driving around MD, it was kinda weird to see CSA flags being displayed. I hear it depends on where you go in MD you see them all over the place. I guess I've been dumbed down by PCness. __________________

04-12-10, 10:19 AM	#12
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	If you ever have the time, read "The Battle Cry of Freedom." The politics behind the CW are pretty interesting, espcially in the South. One of the parts that I found facinating were the Southerners that didn't own slaves that were dragged into the political mess of the people that did own slaves. One thing that I found interesting, was that most anti-slavery people hated the concept of slavery, but didn't give a rip about the people themselves. __________________