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Passover during the Civil War
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| Apr. 12, 2006
| Alouette
Posted on 04/12/2006 1:17:56 PM PDT by Alouette
Following is a letter written by a Jewish Confederate soldier, Isaac J. Levy (pictured at left) of the 46th Virginia Infantry, from camp in Adams Run South Carolina, describing to his sister how he and his brother Ezekiel ("Zeke") observed Passover during the Civil War
Passover: A Reminiscence of the War
by J.A. Joel, "The Jewish Messenger", April 1866
In the commencement of the war of 1861, I enlisted from Cleveland, Ohio, in the Union cause, to sustain intact the Government of the United States, and became attached to the 23rd Regiment, one of the first sent from the "Buckeye State."
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04/12/2006 1:17:57 PM PDT
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Alouette
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posted on
04/12/2006 1:18:37 PM PDT
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Alouette
(Psalms of the Day: 72-76)
To: stainlessbanner; stand watie
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posted on
04/12/2006 1:19:25 PM PDT
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Alouette
(Psalms of the Day: 72-76)
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posted on
04/12/2006 1:34:37 PM PDT
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Uri’el-2012
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posted on
04/12/2006 2:28:31 PM PDT
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stand watie
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To: Alouette
___Happy Passover
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04/12/2006 2:43:03 PM PDT
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posted on
04/12/2006 3:23:56 PM PDT
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SJackson
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To: Alouette
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posted on
04/12/2006 4:39:55 PM PDT
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Alexander Rubin
(Octavius - You make my heart glad building thus, as if Rome is to be eternal.)
To: Alouette
My great-great-grandfather and his uncle enlisted together and served in the 46th Va. Infantry. They both fought in those trenches that Isaac Levy was killed in during the battle at Petersburg. I can only wonder if they knew this young man.
To: Alouette
The same to you, Miss Alouette!
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04/13/2006 5:11:13 AM PDT
by
Convert from ECUSA
(aztlan or muslim - either way it means dhimmitude...we must remember in November)
To: Alouette
Happy Passover to all at FR celebrating this day.
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