The UNC has responded to the Silent Sam lawsuit threat. Students have boycotted. Silent Sam is a Confederate monument. There are claims that the statue is causing a racist environment and some people are boycotting it. There has been a lot of attention given to statues recently and it has picked up steam. UNC responds to […]
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This letter defends the i-95 flag. There are always arguments over flags and other symbols. They cause people to feel strongly because of what they stand for. Many feel only the American flag should be displayed. They don’t like the Confederate flag. Then there are those who burn or otherwise ruin flags to make a
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A Virginia city attorney has said that a Confederate monument can stay. The monument is outside of an old courthouse. This decision was based on an interpretation of a state law. There are laws that has created a lot of debate across the state of Virginia about the legality of moving Confederate monuments. Virginia City’s Attorney
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Arlington National Cemetery is one of the most famous sites in all of America. It is the burial place of many warriors and many diplomats and many elected officials. But, the origins of the cemetery are very rough. It has a very violent history. There is so much history at this site and many people
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It was 1863. Union gunboats were a threat to the Texas interior because of rivers that emptied into the Gulf of Mexico. A fort built was at one of these vulnerable points: Sabine Pass, where two rivers meet the Gulf. A Texas artillery unit was sent to man the fort. It was not long before
Texans: 42 Yankees: 5,000 – No Problem – Texans Win! Read More »
These men are respecting the veterans by cleaning their headstones. This is a very respectful and nice thing to do. It’s good to see this kind of civic act being performed since so many headstones are allowed to fall to ruins through neglect. Sometimes they get so bad you can no longer read them so
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This gives good air force info and also makes it clear how brave those in it are. It is important to keep that in mind and to pay them the proper respect. Air force members put their lives on the line every day for the safety and freedom of the country. It is definitely worthy
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In an earlier post we got a 10 year old girl’s view of the war as Sherman started his destructive march through Georgia.(Click here to read.) Here are more details. Needless to say that there will never be a statue like the one above honoring Union General Sherman in Georgia. And here’s the reason why.
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After capturing Atlanta in September 1864 during the Civil War, Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, ordered the destruction of all railroads, factories, and commercial buildings of possible use to the Confederacy. Though houses and churches were not targeted, some were looted and burned nonetheless. Here’s one of the many stories. Ten-year-old Carrie Berry and her
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Randolph Harrison McKim enlisted as a Confederate private at the beginning of the Civil War. He rose through the ranks to become a lieutenant. After the war, he became pastor of the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany in Washington, D.C., where he served for 32 years. McKim wrote a book about his experiences in the
“..forevermore do honor to our heroic dead.” Read More »
