141st Anniversary of Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson's Death

1 posted on 05/10/2004 8:11:10 AM PDT by LTGStonewall

2 posted on 05/10/2004 8:12:59 AM PDT by Non-Sequitur (Jefferson Davis - the first 'selected, not elected' president.)

To: LTGStonewall

3 posted on 05/10/2004 8:13:41 AM PDT by WinOne4TheGipper (Hey libs, would you like some Kool-Aid to go along with your candidate's waffles?)

4 posted on 05/10/2004 8:14:07 AM PDT by LTGStonewall

To: LTGStonewall

A Glass raised in his honor.

5 posted on 05/10/2004 8:14:30 AM PDT by Ciexyz

To: LTGStonewall

no hyperbole here:-)
but his arm died the day before...

6 posted on 05/10/2004 8:16:24 AM PDT by camle (keep your mind open and somebody will fill it with something for you))

To: LTGStonewall

May the greatest General ever to walk the face of the earth Rest in Peace.

Yes I certainly hope General Patton rests in peace, and Patton actually fought for the USA.

7 posted on 05/10/2004 8:17:03 AM PDT by dfwgator (It's sad that the news media treats Michael Jackson better than our military.)

To: LTGStonewall

8 posted on 05/10/2004 8:17:37 AM PDT by ladtx ( "Remember your regiment and follow your officers." Captain Charles May, 2d Dragoons, 9 May 1846)

To: Stonewall Jackson

Is there something I need to know about? Grin!

9 posted on 05/10/2004 8:18:49 AM PDT by SLB ("We must lay before Him what is in us, not what ought to be in us." C. S. Lewis)

To: LTGStonewall

Pity we couldn't have the national holiday for him such as we had for Robert E. Lee's Birthday this year!
<grin>

10 posted on 05/10/2004 8:19:11 AM PDT by Redbob

Teddy sniffing glue, he was 12 years old
Fell from the roof on East Two-nine
Cathy was 11 when she pulled the plug
On 26 reds and a bottle of wine
Bobby got leukemia, 14 years old
He looked like 65 when he died
He was a friend of mine

Those are people who died, died
They were all my friends, and they died

G-berg and Georgie let their gimmicks go rotten
So they died of hepatitis in upper Manhattan
Sly in Vietnam took a bullet in the head
Bobby OD'd on Drano on the night that he was wed
They were two more friends of mine
Two more friends that died

Those are people who died, died
They were all my friends, and they died

Mary took a dry dive from a hotel room
Bobby hung himself from a cell in the tombs
Judy jumped in front of a subway train
Eddie got slit in the jugular vein
And Eddie, I miss you more than all the others
And I salute you brother

Those are people who died, died
They were all my friends, and they died

Herbie pushed Tony from the Boys' Club roof
Tony thought that his rage was just some goof
But Herbie sure gave Tony some bitchen proof
"Hey," Herbie said, "Tony, can you fly?"
But Tony couldn't fly, Tony died

Those are people who died, died
They were all my friends, and they died

Brian got busted on a narco rap
He beat the rap by rattin' on some bikers
He said, "Hey, I know it's dangerous, but it sure beats Riker's"
But the next day he got offed by the very same bikers

Those are people who died, died
They were all my friends, and they died

Teddy sniffing glue, he was 12 years old
Fell from the roof on East Two-nine
Cathy was 11 when she pulled the plug
On 26 reds and a bottle of wine
Bobby got leukemia, 14 years old
He looked like 65 when he died
He was a friend of mine

Those are people who died, died
They were all my friends, and they died

G-berg and Georgie let their gimmicks go rotten
So they died of hepatitis in upper Manhattan
Sly in Vietnam took a bullet in the head
Bobby OD'd on Drano on the night that he was wed
They were two more friends of mine
Two more friends that died

Those are people who died, died
They were all my friends, and they died

Mary took a dry dive from a hotel room
Bobby hung himself from a cell in the tombs
Judy jumped in front of a subway train
Eddie got slit in the jugular vein
And Eddie, I miss you more than all the others
And I salute you brother

Those are people who died, died
They were all my friends, and they died

11 posted on 05/10/2004 8:24:33 AM PDT by Skooz (My Biography: Psalm 40:1-3)

To: LTGStonewall

Today we morn the great loss of Lt. Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson. Who died 141 years ago today. May the greatest General ever to walk the face of the earth Rest in Peace.

Jackson is not even the best American general. George Marshall is America's greatest soldier.

Jackson's reputation largely rests on defeating generals like "Commisary" Banks, doesn't it?

Walt

12 posted on 05/10/2004 8:25:07 AM PDT by WhiskeyPapa (.Virtue is the uncontested prize.)

To: LTGStonewall

Jackson was a traitor, by the way.

Walt

13 posted on 05/10/2004 8:26:17 AM PDT by WhiskeyPapa (.Virtue is the uncontested prize.)

Jackson is not even the best American general. George Marshall is America's greatest soldier.

OK, Walt, how about we agree that he was the best confederate general?

14 posted on 05/10/2004 8:27:11 AM PDT by Non-Sequitur (Jefferson Davis - the first 'selected, not elected' president.)

One man's Traitor is another man's Patriot.

Just a thought.

15 posted on 05/10/2004 8:27:22 AM PDT by LTGStonewall

To: Non-Sequitur

I think it is generally conceeded that Robert E. Lee was the best general the USA has ever produced.

Stonewall is tied for second with about 30 others.

16 posted on 05/10/2004 8:30:23 AM PDT by Skooz (My Biography: Psalm 40:1-3)

To: LTGStonewall

I think Jackson was the greatest military tactician in American history. His Valley Campaigns were incredible, to say the least. Had he lived after Chancellorsville, the outcome of the war might have been very different.

On an international level I think Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Genghis Khan and Hannibal were probably greater tacticians, and I would give Hannibal the laurels for probably the greatest of all.

Having said that, I know the soul of this great American and Christian is at peace and I hope he looks down upon this nation in its current tribulations and lends spiritual support and guidance.

17 posted on 05/10/2004 8:30:49 AM PDT by ZULU

Stonewall is tied for second with about 30 others.

I would disagree with that. I think Jackson was the best that the confederacy produced, followed closely by Lee.

18 posted on 05/10/2004 8:31:47 AM PDT by Non-Sequitur (Jefferson Davis - the first 'selected, not elected' president.)

To: LTGStonewall; WhiskeyPapa

The Virginia Military Institute will be heard from today

Jackson on the eve of Chancellorsville.

Thomas J. 'Tom Fool' Jackson taught at the VMI, Georege C. Marshall, '901, is the VMI's most distinguished graduate.

19 posted on 05/10/2004 8:31:53 AM PDT by CatoRenasci (Ceterum Censeo Arabiam Esse Delendam -- Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit)

To: LTGStonewall

20 posted on 05/10/2004 8:34:05 AM PDT by wardaddy (This is it. We either win and prevail or we lose and get tossed into that dustbin W mentioned!)

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