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The “Homestead” debate goes on. The local VFW has refused permission for the local SCV to participate in their parade. The newspaper report listed below, of course, applauds this “enlightened” response noting that leaders of the VFW who supported SCV participation have been voted out of office. Below the address is the comment I made…

A call to war! I recently watched Bill O’Reilly as I often do. I like O’Reilly personally. I believe that he is intelligent and sincere. He does not stand for prevarication or attempts to weasel out of answering hard questions and for that he should be praised. On the other hand, he has a particular…

Below is the comment written by Bishop Taylor together with my letter to the good Bishop whose position on abortion is quite correct. My argument is about his use of King and Lee as examples of both sides of this issue. Out of the horror of abortion, redemption can come Published: January 23, 2010 By…

Liverpool`s Legacy The secret history that lives on to this day.   Ask anyone in America about Liverpool, and most will say two words, “The Beatles”, and that is understandable of course, they are a part of modern history. But go back a hundred years before the Beatles sang, to the 1860`s, and the time…

Below are a “Letter to the Editor” printed in the magazine, Civil War Times and my response to same. I have heard nothing back, but it was only mailed several days ago. However, as it may never be acknowledged, never mind printed or it may be edited into stupidity, I’d like it to appear here…

With two copyrights – 2007 and 2009 – Lochlainn Seabrook has put out (or maybe this is the second time, I don’t know) a book entitled “Abraham Lincoln: the Southern View”. Just got my copy and it looks like a gold mine. The book is 600 pages with appendix and notes (small type) and is…

Tidbits of Wisdom From Abraham Lincoln-Fiction! Summary of the eRumor: Alleged quotes from Abraham Lincoln about the poor, the weak, prosperity, workers, class hatred, and character. The Truth: These words are often attributed to Abraham Lincoln, but according to the book They Never Said it: A Book of Fake Quotes, Misquotes, & Misleading Attributions, they…

Various newspaper accounts of the actions of Partisan John S. Mosby – April 1863 From the Richmond Examiner – April 1st, 1863 DEPARTURE OF PRISONERS. – Yesterday eight hundred and fifteen Yankee prisoners took their departure Northward from the Libby for “hum.” Among them was Baron Wardener, captured by Captain Mosby, who goes back as…

From the handbook of Texas online– NIMITZ, CHARLES HENRY (1826–1911). Charles Henry Nimitz, pioneering Fredericksburg hotelier, son of Karl Heinrich (Charles Henry) and Dorothea Magdalena (Dressel) Nimitz, was born in Bremen, Lower Saxony, on November 9, 1826. He joined the German merchant marine at the age of fourteen and followed his family to Sullivan Island,…

From The Immortal Captives by Mauriel Phillips Joslyn Morris Island For Rations we were furnished with three army crackers per day, and a half pint of soup. The crackers were issued in the morning and I the following manner: Two poles eight or ten feet long were attached one to either side of a cracker…