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Letter Describes Battle of Kennesaw Mountain
Washington Times ^ | 27 June 2014

Posted on 06/28/2014 7:20:39 PM PDT by fella

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - A letter recently donated to the libraries at the University of Georgia gives an eyewitness account of the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain during the Civil War.

The letter is from Joseph Short to his wife, Nancy. It is part of the collection of William Joseph and Nancy Wallis Short family papers recently donated by Roger Rowell to UGA’s Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

The Battle of Kennesaw Mountain began at 8 a.m. on June 27, 1864. By noon it was over, and Union Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman had lost the battle and 3,000 of his soldiers. But his army outflanked the Confederate Army after a five-day standoff and forced it to retreat to Smyrna. Sherman continued to head to Atlanta.

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To: Celtic Conservative

I first found the grave stones for my ancestors who fought in the war. They all have their full name, and the outfit they served in.

Once you have that you can do a search with that info and always find them. Sometimes a lot. and sometimes just a little.


21 posted on 06/28/2014 8:33:15 PM PDT by yarddog (Romans 8: verses 38 and 39. "For I am persuaded".)
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To: yarddog
I wonder how Judge Kennesaw Mountain Landis got his name?

Yes, I can't figure out where he got it.

:-)

22 posted on 06/28/2014 8:35:01 PM PDT by Mark17 (Rats and RINOs, who are destroying America, may you be smacked by the fly swatter of reality)
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To: fella

The battles that took place from Chatanooga down through Chickamauga followed by the continual flanking maneuvers of Sherman are a fascinating bit of military history and strategy.

They have done a wonderful job of preserving large areas of the battlefield and have a great historical center. If anyone is ever in the area they ought to make an effort to go. It is well worth it


23 posted on 06/28/2014 8:35:05 PM PDT by Nifster
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To: FreeAtlanta

Since Jeff Davis and those who wrote the papers stating what the confederacy was all about specifically sited slavery as the REASON for the battle it is more than a little revisionist to claim it was about states rights. The confederacy and the war were about slavery.


24 posted on 06/28/2014 8:36:41 PM PDT by Nifster
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To: Celtic Conservative
 photo 1704_zps77f0e701.jpgHere is one of my ancestors graves. It gives you all the info you need to get started.
25 posted on 06/28/2014 8:37:13 PM PDT by yarddog (Romans 8: verses 38 and 39. "For I am persuaded".)
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To: yarddog
My mothers family fought in the FL militia in Pensacola .
He survived the Battle of New Orleans and injured went home .
My great grandmother told me the east coast of Fl survived the hell of Northern reconstruction because the much of the east coast of Fl was intentionally officially named mosquito county which terrified the Yankees .
In 1960, the federal govt forced her to sell her family farm in a deal she lost in court which is now one of the abandoned Kennedy Space center launching pads.
My first cousin told me (he works on the base ) the farm house foundation is still there . The Old Union federal govt is a monster that keeps destroying.
26 posted on 06/28/2014 8:39:53 PM PDT by ncalburt ( Amnesty-media out in full force)
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To: Hoodat; Celtic Conservative

I think it really depends on your family. If history and the telling of old family stories (even when passed down incorrectly) was part of your upbringing then you tend to care about the family history.

One of my relatives fought in the 1st Virginia but discharged dishonorably for desertion sometime in September of 1863. My guess is he had seen enough. And yet one of his relatives was a very famous doctor and soldier in Virginia during the civil war.

As a Celt I would assume you know and are well versed in your family history. The stories my Scotish grandmother used to tell of her family were (and are) priceless


27 posted on 06/28/2014 8:43:43 PM PDT by Nifster
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To: yarddog

Where is your relative buried? I love going to the old cemeteries and just walking them. The Confederate cemeteries here in Georgia are impressive


28 posted on 06/28/2014 8:45:24 PM PDT by Nifster
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To: ncalburt

The largest battle fought in Florida was Olustee, near Jacksonville.

As Civil War Battles go it was not a huge one but every soldier who fought in it described it as the most fierce fighting they had been in and a lot of them had been in some hot battles. It was a Confederate victory.


29 posted on 06/28/2014 8:47:16 PM PDT by yarddog (Romans 8: verses 38 and 39. "For I am persuaded".)
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To: Nifster

That one is buried in the Broxson Cemetery near Leonia, Florida.

I have two more buried in the McDuffie Cemetery which is my Mother’s family cemetery. It sits right on the Alabama/Florida line.


30 posted on 06/28/2014 8:49:58 PM PDT by yarddog (Romans 8: verses 38 and 39. "For I am persuaded".)
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To: Nifster

Please support this claim with facts and don’t bother us with the Salon, NY Slimes, or Wikipedia rewriting of history crap.

If you are trying to peddle that Rewriting of history crap here .


31 posted on 06/28/2014 8:51:03 PM PDT by ncalburt ( Amnesty-media out in full force)
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To: yarddog
Did you read this trolls previous post ?
32 posted on 06/28/2014 8:52:45 PM PDT by ncalburt ( Amnesty-media out in full force)
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To: ncalburt

It is the hand writing of Jeff Davis himself....the very documents

“As historian James McPherson explained in a recent article, it is especially difficult for southern whites “to admit - that the noble Cause for which their ancestors fought might have included the defense of slavery.” Yet, the best historical scholars over the last generation or more have argued convincingly for the centrality of slavery among the causes of the Civil War. The evidence for such arguments provided in the letters, speeches, and articles written by those who established and supported the Confederacy is overwhelming and difficult to deny. While slavery was not the only cause for which the South fought during the Civil War, the testimony of Confederate leaders and their supporters makes it clear that slavery was central to the motivation for secession and war. When southern whites in the 19th century spoke of the “southern way of life,” they referred to a way of life founded on white supremacy and supported by the institution of slavery. “

the above is from this link http://www.nps.gov/resources/story.htm?id=217

If you would actually study history then you wouldn’t have to look so foolish


33 posted on 06/28/2014 8:57:06 PM PDT by Nifster
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To: yarddog

Thanks.... Gives me more places to go


34 posted on 06/28/2014 8:57:50 PM PDT by Nifster
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To: ncalburt

Yes I read it. I don’t think it is totally accurate tho the Confederate governments did often ensure that Slavery was to be respected but it was not the reason for the war.

Lincoln said, and quite clearly too, that he did not think it was about slavery but preserving the Union.

The is why the Northern Soldiers called themselves “The Union” side and not the slave freeing army,

The Confederates always said they were fighting for their states which meant states rights even if they didn’t say it.


35 posted on 06/28/2014 8:58:41 PM PDT by yarddog (Romans 8: verses 38 and 39. "For I am persuaded".)
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To: Nifster
The stories my Scotish grandmother used to tell of her family were (and are) priceless

I had the same experience with my grandmother. She grew up with her grandfather (a survivor of Picket's charge) and had to help him fasten his wooden leg on every morning.

36 posted on 06/28/2014 9:00:19 PM PDT by 11th_VA (Decriminalize Tax Evasion)
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To: yarddog

The grave site is beautiful.
As for my relative the story goes he was is burried on his land and no one knows where.


37 posted on 06/28/2014 9:01:45 PM PDT by ncalburt ( Amnesty-media out in full force)
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To: Nifster

Give it rest .
I am in no mood for your nonsense .


38 posted on 06/28/2014 9:03:50 PM PDT by ncalburt ( Amnesty-media out in full force)
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To: Nifster

James McPherson is a historian who always seems to take an anti Southern position. I would not trust anything he says or even quotes.

I would even suspect as inaccurate if he had a letter supposedly in the hand of Robert E. Lee. Much original research is done, even if from an honest detachment then found out to be researching phone documents which have been said to be originals.


39 posted on 06/28/2014 9:06:04 PM PDT by yarddog (Romans 8: verses 38 and 39. "For I am persuaded".)
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To: yarddog
My family ‘s property was land and boats and nothing else.
They were seaman and part time farmers.
I don't appreciate that clowns lectures or insinuations.
Someone always ruins an interesting post here.
40 posted on 06/28/2014 9:08:37 PM PDT by ncalburt ( Amnesty-media out in full force)
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