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Posted on 01/02/2005 5:51:43 PM PST by JOHN ADAMS
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To: JOHN ADAMS
I would almost bet that they did that alot during the Civil War.
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posted on
01/02/2005 5:52:45 PM PST
by
zzen01
To: JOHN ADAMS
I dont know much about the civil war but you probably made it up. I do that all the time.
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posted on
01/02/2005 5:53:23 PM PST
by
Graybeard58
(Remember and pray for Spec.4 Matt Maupin - MIA/POW- Iraq since 04/09/04)
To: JOHN ADAMS
probably every battle, at least in the beginnning...
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posted on
01/02/2005 5:53:39 PM PST
by
chudogg
(www.chudogg.blogspot.com)
To: JOHN ADAMS
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posted on
01/02/2005 5:54:51 PM PST
by
TomServo
("Pretend you’re a Picasso! Move your nose to the back of your head!")
To: JOHN ADAMS
There were even several occasions when it happened during WWI.
So9
To: JOHN ADAMS
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posted on
01/02/2005 5:55:15 PM PST
by
Coleus
(Let us pray for the 125,000 + victims of the tsunami and the 126,000 aborted Children killed daily)
To: zzen01; JOHN ADAMS
Yes, it appears to be a frequent occurance. I have letters from my gr,gr,grandfather who was a Col. in the Civil War. He writes of once when they all got together-rebs and union-and had dinner, If I recall it may have been Christmas.
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posted on
01/02/2005 5:55:21 PM PST
by
JustAnotherSavage
("As frightening as terrorism is, it's the weapon of losers." P.J. O'Rourke)
To: JOHN ADAMS
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posted on
01/02/2005 5:55:29 PM PST
by
WoodstockCat
(W2 !!! Four more Years!!)
To: zzen01
I know for a FACT that there was a truce during WW I during Christmas 1914.
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posted on
01/02/2005 5:57:33 PM PST
by
zzen01
To: JOHN ADAMS
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posted on
01/02/2005 5:57:40 PM PST
by
Tax-chick
(To turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just.)
To: JOHN ADAMS
At the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain a fire broke out between the battle lines and many Union soldiers, unable to move, were being burned alive.
"Watching in horror from the Confederate entrenchments, Lieutenant Colonel William H. Martin, commander of the 1st and 15th Arkansas, ordered his regiment to cease firing. He tied his handkerchief to a ramrod and jumped onto the parapet to offer a truce: 'Come and remove your wounded; they are burning to death,' Martin shouted to the Federals. 'We won't fire a gun until you get them away. Be quick'" (Bailey, 1985, p. 71). While the rest of the line was ablaze, a "merciful quiet" rested upon this portion of the line. The men, both from North and South, emerged from their lines to work together in carrying the wounded Federals to safety. After the wounded were taken behind Union lines, A Union major presented Martin with two colt revolvers as a token of appreciation. Soon, the two lines once again opened fire in their savagery. Martin was mortally wounded in the ensuing combat.
I am proud to say that William H. Martin is associated with my state.
At the Battle of Fredricksburg, a Confederate private ventured into no-mans land to take canteens to wounded Union soldiers at great risk. A statue of him is on the battlefield today.
This sort of thing occurred several times and certainly not just on the Confederate side.
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01/02/2005 5:58:46 PM PST
by
Arkinsaw
To: TomServo
I hadn't known about Mr. Kirkland, so it's not what I was thinking of, but I'm glad to learn about him. Thank you.
To: JOHN ADAMS
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posted on
01/02/2005 6:00:27 PM PST
by
Rebelbase
(Who is General Chat?)
To: JOHN ADAMS
It happened a lot, but you might be thinking of Fredericksberg.
Why?
Because during the cease-fire Union photographers took the opportunity to take pictures of the Confederate forces on the other side of the river. Because Civil War era photography required long exposures, they could not take "action" shots. In battle it was suicide to take photos of the fight. (There were a few -- but most were unintentional.)
The Frederickberg photos were some of the few photos of the enemy taken during the war (either by Union people of Confederates or by Confederates of Union troops or ships) and it got a lot of play in the press. Thus, it was the best-known cease fire.
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posted on
01/02/2005 6:02:55 PM PST
by
No Truce With Kings
(The opinions expressed are mine! Mine! MINE! All Mine!)
To: Arkinsaw; cardinal4
One William H. Martin trumps one William J. Clinton.
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posted on
01/02/2005 6:09:09 PM PST
by
Ax
(Basking in the glory of President Bush's famous victory...)
To: Ax
One William H. Martin trumps one William J. Clinton. Forrest Gump trumps Slick Willy.
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posted on
01/02/2005 6:13:28 PM PST
by
Graybeard58
(Remember and pray for Spec.4 Matt Maupin - MIA/POW- Iraq since 04/09/04)
To: Servant of the 9
Even during WWII in the ETO, particularly and oddly, the savage fighting in the Huertegen Forest.
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posted on
01/02/2005 6:38:58 PM PST
by
DMZFrank
To: JOHN ADAMS
I am not sure about truces...but when the Confederates called for a truce at Vicksburg, Grant refused....allowing his own men to die in the hot Sun rather than allow a break in the assult.
That was why Grant won. He was willing to pay the butcher's bill in battle. Few of the Union's Generals were.
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posted on
01/02/2005 6:39:24 PM PST
by
Conan the Librarian
(The Best in Life is to crush my enemies, see them driven before me, and the Dewey Decimal System)
To: Arkinsaw
This sort of thing occurred several times and certainly not just on the Confederate side. That must be why we call it the "civil" war.
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posted on
01/02/2005 6:42:10 PM PST
by
Mr Ramsbotham
(Laws against sodomy are honored in the breech.)
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