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To: capitan_refugio
absolutely NOT!

John Ross & his faction were over 1,000 MILES away from our family farm on that grim day.

the FILTH IN BLUE were IL & WI cavalry.

nice try, no cigar.

free dixie,sw

1,506 posted on 09/19/2004 10:30:16 AM PDT by stand watie ( being a damnyankee is no better than being a racist. damnyankee is a LEARNED prejudice.)
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To: stand watie
"After signing the [surrender] papers, Grant introduced Lee to his staff. As he shook hands with Grant's military secretary Ely Parker, a Seneca Indian, Lee stared a moment at Parker's dark features and said, "I am glad to see one real American here." Parker responded, "We are all Americans."
1,550 posted on 09/20/2004 1:09:57 AM PDT by capitan_refugio
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