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To: foreverfree

The statue depicts a boy in his mid-teens who joined and fought in the Confederate Army. It should remain as a historical lessen how so many young boys, North and South, participated in this American tragedy. Politicians on both sides should have found a better way to phase out slavery.


10 posted on 09/15/2021 4:57:05 PM PDT by RicocheT
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An article in the Talbot Co. paper (sorry I don't have the link, and IIRC it's paywalled anyway) was more specific as to the statues future location. It's at...

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Cross+Keys+Battlefield+Artillery+Ridge+Trail/@38.3440308,-78.8385946,738m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89b48fa608cbaecb:0xb7e67a2aff16f417!8m2!3d38.3440266!4d-78.8364059

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11 posted on 09/20/2021 7:18:42 AM PDT by foreverfree
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