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Alan, I have no idea why you think I am all wrong. Did you not post that the departing General was speaking to a crowd or hoard or group in Ohio? Was Ohio one of the Confederate States? If so, there'd be no Camp Chase, you know, the grave robbing place.
While it sounds like the entire affair, that War in general, was supposed to be for God, Home, Glory (take yer pick) it was really about following the leader. That is how it's done. Ask any of our soldiers overseas in the desert if they wish to be there today and you know dang good n well what most would say. I do know one Army Officer who is going back for his 4th tour and he volunteered for the last 2 but I knew him as a kid and I'm not surprised. He likes to blow things up. His brother told me that the manners lessons I drilled into him in preschool served him well at West Point. Glad to know at least he got something right. The blowing up stuff did not come from me.

Looking at individuals you will see a hundred reasons for each hundred men to go off to fight. Not every letter home read like a political campaign speech. Most were on personal stuff, like "I need socks" or tell Mr. Rugwart I was with Willy when he died and he wasn't suffering. That stuff. I would like to know if those cheering a Yankee General were Confederates though. I can’t imagine any Confederate who had a clue where Tullahoma, Murfreesboro, Bell Buckle were located cheering a Yankee. It isn’t what we want to believe, it’s what we do believe because we have read letters, journals n such to give us the information.

On garden planting? Leave it alone. You will not win. We have idiots transporting Palm Trees and setting them all over the place. We may be Florida, but not the Palm Coast. Most ‘historic’ homes have Azaleas. I think Sweet Olive and Myrtle were more the real deal. That is why I try not to deal with those hysterical lady society’s. They’re hysterical, not historical. Hmm, funny, I haven’t seen any Beggers Lice planted in those gardens either. That’s for sure native.

Pam

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