Civil War

[frIed cHIcken]

College Tip 1: Do not use wikia for any damn thing.

Wait! That may be rule 2, as rule 1 may be do not eat beans night before class.

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[Thibideaux]

I'll bet The Damned Yankees might know something if you can find any of them around

[William Nelson]

Originally Posted by Thibideaux I'll bet The Damned Yankees might know something if you can find any of them around

They were kinda gankers back in 1861.

[William Sharpe]

Just out of interest the photo I posted here:

http://www.burningsea.com/forums/sho...t=91014&page=5 (post #46)

is 1 of many I took at the Shiloh battlefield. Including a place called "the bloody pond" (because the thirsty wounded from both sides that crawled there turned the mud & water red with blood).

That particular photo shows part of the confederate batteries hastily assembled that stopped the pursuing union troops in their tracks & allowed Beauregard's Southern army to retreat unhindered.

For those interested there are also Indian burial mounds at the extensive national park site. It's well worth a days visit.

Also visited & took some photos at the "Cherry Mansion", across the river a ways, where Generals of both sides had stayed at different times. If I remember 1 general died there, can't recall which 1 though.

[dsaur2]

I just had the opportunity to visit a gravesite of Union and Confederate cavalry killed in a battle on the Ft. Bragg installation (way out in the range area). It was very interesting, as some of the Union troopers were from an Alabama regiment! I did further research, and every state in the Confederacy except South Carolina sent at least 1 regiment of white soldiers (upwards of 100,000 total) to the Union army. I did not know this.