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Free Republic University, Department of History presents U.S. History, 1861-1865: Seminar and Discussion Forum
The American Civil War, as seen through news reports of the time and later historical accounts

First session: November 21, 2015. Last date to add: May 2025.
Reading: Self-assigned. Recommendations made and welcomed.

Posting history, in reverse order

https://www.freerepublic.com/tag/by:homerjsimpson/index?tab=articles

To add this class to or drop it from your schedule notify Admissions and Records (Attn: Homer_J_Simpson) by reply or freepmail.

Link to previous New York Times thread

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3976302/posts

1 posted on 07/16/2021 7:48:21 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson
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2 posted on 07/16/2021 7:49:30 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation gets the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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To: Homer_J_Simpson
This "General Garnett" is Robert S. Garnett.

His cousin, Gen. Richard B. Garnett, was killed participating in Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg.

4 posted on 07/16/2021 7:58:05 AM PDT by Campion (What part of "shall not be infringed" don't they understand?)
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I’m always very ambivalent reading articles like this because my great grandfather, his brother and his brother’s son met at my Grandpa’s house after Sunday lunch in Spicewood, Texas in 1861 and rode off to join the Texas 6th which Lee himself admitted that he came to depend on.

4 years later, only my great grandpa came back. If he had not, I would not be typing this email.

My great grandpa wrote letters that said....”I never came even close to affording a slave”, but...”I’m not going to let these “damn yankees” push Texas around” (I’m paraphrasing).


5 posted on 07/16/2021 8:00:59 AM PDT by Cen-Tejas
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