"It makes absolutely no sense to me though for someone here to try to have it both ways, claiming that the 54th Mass were seen as criminals buried with honor the same as any soldier."
Phil,
I have known Joe Allport for some time through these pages. I read his comment. The only thing he might have done wrong was to make it on the Tenn. page instead of the News and Views page. That is after all, his view, whether it makes sense to you or not. I am not taking his side or speaking against yours. I would think that considering where Joe is from and the fact that his ancestors were involved with the south. His ancestor wore gray while mine wore blue. We both see the "accident" from different corners of the intersection, therefore we both report different things. Personally,I think we have milked this as much as we can. Let us move on to higher ground now.
i like Cump welcome you to the board and hope you learn and contribute much in the future.
Frank