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 […]
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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
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Here is another tale of Private Sam Watkins, Company H, 1st Tennessee:“It was Christmas. John Barleycorn was general-in-chief. Our generals, and colonels, and captains, had kissed John a little too often…. We marched plumb into the Yankee lines, with their flags flying.”“I called Lieutenant-Colonel Frierson’s attention to the Yankees, and he remarked, “Well, I don’t
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Nathan Bedford Forrest, simply put, is a controversial figure. The son of a blacksmith, he came from an untamed area of Tennessee. Forrest had practically no schooling, but went on to become one of the highest-ranking generals of the Civil War. Like him or not, he was a smart man, a master tactician. And he
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David Johnston was 15 when Lincoln was elected. By April of the next year he was a Confederate Private in a Virginia regiment, having just turned 16 and old enough to go off to war. That is his image above. Private Johnston fought in the earliest battles, and all the way to Appomattox. After the
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At a Taco Bell in Cleveland there was an armed robbery where the robber was shot down. Five Taco Bell employees were working when the robber came in and ordered them to give them the money from the cash drawer. Three of the employees were armed and open fired on the robber killing the man.
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