Re: Yep, true!

Post #171,184 by deSitter 8/27/04 2:17:20 AM Reply	Re: Yep, true! North Carolina skirmishers (18th NC reg't) probably lost the war for the Rebs when they shot Genl. Jackson from his horse during the Battle of Chancellorsville. He was irreplaceable. Had he been at Gettysburg a few months later, the course of US history would have completely changed. Secessionitis was never very strong in North Carolina or Eastern Tennessee. Here's a breakdown of votes by county in the plebiscite to call a secession convention: [link\|http://members.aol.com/jweaver303/nc/convvote.htm\|http://members.aol.c...3/nc/convvote.htm] There were numerous units from North Carolina and Tennessee serving in the Union army. North Carolina was one of the last of the 11 states to secede. No major battles occured in North Carolina. However, after marching to Savannah, Sherman continued his path of destruction into both Carolinas and was in North Carolina at war's end. As far as he was concerned, Rebels were Rebels. However, none of this has anything to do with the word "North". It could just as well been named "Dangerfield". The North Carolina flag does feature the "single star" of the "Bonnie Blue Flag" of Louisiana, and the red and white bars of the 1st national flag. -drl
Post #171,208 by boxley 8/27/04 9:40:21 AM Reply	wow great find Alamance country, seat of the rebellion against the Brits voting to stay union, however speaking with any current day decendant they are reb to the core. thanx, bill These miserable swine, having nothing but illusions to live on, marshmallows for the soul in place of good meat, will now stoop to any disgusting level to prevent even those miserable morsels from vanishing into thin air. The country is being destroyed by these stupid, vicious right-wing fanatics, the spiritual brothers of the brownshirts and redstars, collectivists and authoritarians all, who would not know freedom if it bit them on the ass, who spend all their time trying to stamp, bludgeon, and eviscerate the very idea of the individual's right to his own private world. DRL questions, help? [link\|mailto:pappas@catholic.org\|email pappas at catholic.org]
Post #171,264 by Nightowl 8/27/04 1:17:59 PM Reply	Wow, that's fascinating! (new thread) Created as new thread #171263 titled [link\|/forums/render/content/show?contentid=171263\|Wow, that's fascinating!] "A determined soul will do more with a rusty monkey wrench than a loafer will accomplish with all the tools in a machine shop." -- Robert Hughes, Australian Art Critic, Writer
Post #171,279 by a6l6e6x 8/27/04 1:49:59 PM Reply	Re: No major battles occured in North Carolina. While vising [link\|http://www.newbern.com/history/\|New Bern, NC.], I remember being surprised to learn that it was in Union hands from March of 1962 onwards. Alex "If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use the words." -- Philip K. Dick, US science fiction writer
Post #171,310 by deSitter 8/27/04 2:32:17 PM Reply	Columbia TN ..was taken by Grant's troops in early 1862 and held for the remainder of the war. One of Columbia's citizens was Sam Watkins, who survived all the major actions in the West other than Vicksburg. He wrote a memoir - "Company H, a Sideshow of the Big Show". I have a hazy plan to convert this book into a screenplay called "White Trash". "In this army, a man with one hole in his trouser seat is a Colonel, one with two holes a Captain, one with three a Lieutenant, and one with the seat entirely out, a private soldier." "I always shot at privates, as they were the ones who did the shooting and killing. I always regarded officers are harmless personages." -Sam Watkins -drl

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