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A Copperhead Loves the South
Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2019 2:43 pm
by bblhd672
A Copperhead Loves the South- CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL DAY ADDRESS 22 April 2019 by John A. Eidsmoe
https://www.abbevilleinstitute.org/blog ... 3fe7d9c1ad
Re: A Copperhead Loves the South
Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2019 10:46 pm
by joe817
Great article! Thanks for posting. A really good read!
Re: A Copperhead Loves the South
Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2019 7:42 am
by anygunanywhere
From the article:
Who controls the past controls the future; who controls the present controls the past. And remember this as well: No society can long survive if it teaches its children to hate their ancestors and be ashamed of their heritage.
Re: A Copperhead Loves the South
Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2019 9:06 am
by The Annoyed Man
Thanks for posting that.
Re: A Copperhead Loves the South
Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2019 9:57 am
by AF-Odin
Great post. Very proud of one Great Grandfather who was a Lt in the 41st Mississippi Infantry at Chickamauga and was captured at Durham, NC, another Great Grandfather who was wounded at the Battle of Corinth in Jollicofer's Brigade, and a Great, Great Uncle who was in the 11th Mississippi Infantry and killed at Gettysburg in Pickett's charge. Slavery was a bad thing, but these men fought for their homes, their state, and their friends and neighbors. They returned from the war and built families and lived out the reconciliation Lincoln desired between the states and those who had fought on opposite sides. Today we want to ignore and vilify anyone and anything that was part of the South. We can remember and respect history without exalting it.
Re: A Copperhead Loves the South
Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2019 11:23 am
by Vol Texan
Fantastic read. Thank you for posting bblhd672.
This should be required reading in our schools (and will now be, for my daughter).
Re: A Copperhead Loves the South
Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2019 11:39 am
by jason812
AF-Odin wrote: Tue Apr 30, 2019 9:57 am
Great post. Very proud of one Great Grandfather who was a Lt in the 41st Mississippi Infantry at Chickamauga and was captured at Durham, NC, another Great Grandfather who was wounded at the Battle of Corinth in Jollicofer's Brigade, and a Great, Great Uncle who was in the 11th Mississippi Infantry and killed at Gettysburg in Pickett's charge. Slavery was a bad thing, but these men fought for their homes, their state, and their friends and neighbors. They returned from the war and built families and lived out the reconciliation Lincoln desired between the states and those who had fought on opposite sides. Today we want to ignore and vilify anyone and anything that was part of the South. We can remember and respect history without exalting it.
2 of my great granny's grand fathers fought for the South. One was captured and escaped twice. I'm pretty sure neither owned slaves and I'm just as proud of them as another ancestor that died in the Revolutionary War and many others in my family that have fought in various wars last century and this one.
I like this quote
The South won’t have to rise again. Just remain standing while the rest … falls
Re: A Copperhead Loves the South
Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2019 12:34 pm
by anygunanywhere
Vol Texan wrote: Tue Apr 30, 2019 11:23 am
Fantastic read. Thank you for posting bblhd672.
This should be required reading in our schools (and will now be, for my daughter).
For those that can read.