Confederate Plaque Fight Starting Again

kxan ^ | 31-July-2006

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[mdittmar]

Put me on your Dixie ping.

[ricardobaltazar]

Okay, so this is a purely inquisitive response.

What does Texas have to do with the confederacy?

[LeoWindhorse]

Mr. H.K. Edgerton should know of this

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"Who are you, my boys?" [General] Lee cried out as he saw them gathering. "Texas boys," they yelled, their number multiplying every second.

The Texans — Hood's Texans, of Longstreet's corps, just at the right place and at the right moment! After the strain of the dawn, the sight of these Grenadier Guards of the South was too much for Lee. For once the dignity of the commanding general was shattered; for once his poise was shaken.

"Hurrah for Texas," he shouted, waving his hat; "Hurrah for Texas."

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"There never were such men in an army before. They will go anywhere and do anything if properly led."

- ( General Robert E. Lee in a letter to General John Bell Hood, May 21, 1863)

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Lee asked if all the commands were ready for the advance. "none but the Texas Brigade, General." said the aide. "The Texas Brigade is ALWAYS ready," commented Lee.

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[zgirl]

ricardobaltazar wrote: Okay, so this is a purely inquisitive response. What does Texas have to do with the confederacy?

Are you kidding me???

My Texas ancestors fought and some died during the Civil War (Confederate Army).

But to satisfy your inquisitive nature :-) ....

"By the end of 1861, 25,000 Texans were in the Confederate Army" (Texas State Handbook Online www.tsha.utexas.edu)

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[zgirl]

THANKS! The Texas Civil War museum was first on our itinerary this past April when my husband and I took a long weekend in Ft. Worth to celebrate our 5th anniversary. The museum is just the right size to be interesting and not so large that you can't get around to see everything. Also, the 30 minute film is VERY well done.

This museum is definitely worth a visit to Ft. Worth, but while you're there, be sure to also check out the Kimbell Art Museum and the Ft. Worth Zoo. There are lots of things to do in Cowtown, but those three are at the top of my list!

[Spktyr]

Aside from the fact that Texas troops were in many battles the backbone of the Confederate forces and were instrumental in many of the Confederacy's early victories? And that the admission of Texas to the Union as a slave state began the polarization that led to the Civil War?

Not much.

[LeoWindhorse]

don't ya'all forget 'those Men!' from Mississippi neither
ya hear? ;^)

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February 1, 1861 Texas secedes from the United States.

[righthand man]

DIXIE ping

[TexConfederate1861]

Texas sent 90,000 soldiers to fight in the Confederate Army. Texas was one of the first states to secede in Feb 1861.

Any more questions?

[Mrs. Darla Ruth Schwerin]

"I think what really upsets folks is the fact that minority people had government do something to help them," Gary Bledsoe with the Texas NAACP said."

No. That is not the reason. A carpetbagger routine is again being pulled. Reconstruction was horrendous and it is being continued with the cry babies of the NAACP...

[stand watie]

TRUST ME, ALL of us SOUTHRONS know!

HK has been to Austin to "demonstrate against the PC-idiots!"

free dixie,sw

[stand watie]

YES MA'AM, you are 100% correct, as usual.

free dixie,sw

[cowboyway]

and not want to cram racially offensive symbols down the throats of racial and ethnic minorities," Bledsoe said.

OK Mr. Bledoe. Let's get rid of ALL symbols that have racial connections.

We can begin by renaming the thousands of Martin Luther King boulevards around the country.

After all, I'm sure that there are some people that find these MLK street signs offensive and we shouldn't 'cram' these 'racially offensive' symbols down their throats.

(BTW, please add me to the Dixie ping list)