Doyle,

Thanks for the update. I read the article sometime back; I see that I was wrong. Thanks.

As for the war having modern roots, my grandmother was raised by her grandfather who served in the 24th Miss. Cav. I remember when we were quite young she used to tell us those old war stories, problem was we just didn't have sense enough to pay attention. That war was so far away to us, it just didn't hold any interest, you know what I mean? I never realized until just now how close it was for her.

GP