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To: ex-Texan

Oh, that's funny, then -- Teddy and I are cousins by marriage. Some of my cousins married into the Bullochs of Savannah.


27 posted on 07/14/2005 12:40:20 PM PDT by AnAmericanMother (. . . Ministrix of ye Chace (recess appointment), TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary . . .)
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To: AnAmericanMother; PAR35; burlywood
PAR35 -- sorry about dropping the 'h.' My bad.

burlywood -- only part of the Alabama's crew was British. The English were supposed to be neutral during the Civil War. But you are correct, Brits fought bravely with their Confederate mates on board the CSS Alabama.

AnAmericanMother -- found this the site below which is dedicated to your brave Bulloch relatives:

When Liverpool was Dixie

List of the Alabama's Victims. Which is why Bulloch's ship is regarded as "greatest commerce raider of all time."

Britain had been claiming neutrality throughout the war. Later a crewman turned against the CSA and signed a formal affidavit giving rise to the now famous diplomatic dispute. The British were forced to pay $ 15.5 million in damages to the U.S.

41 posted on 07/14/2005 1:53:11 PM PDT by ex-Texan (Mathew 7:1 through 6)
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