One of my ancestors was General Farnsworth, the Union cavalry general killed in action at Gettysburg near the Round Tops. Two others were members of the Iron Brigade (24th Michigan). So you might say that I'm biased on these types of subjects. But you would be wrong.
I have to agree with you, Stand Watie, Shuckmaster, and BillBears, and will stand with Dixie in this regard.
Jeez, Orcmasher ... it's depressing to discover that there really ARE people like you out there.
Interesting about your ancestor. I lost a collateral ancestor the day before a mile or two north of Farnsworth; he was a member of the visiting team. One thing to pay attention to on a vitriolic hater like this who inserts himself into the modern day flag stories: he is a recent member. My theory, based on sentence structure and grammar usage, is that this one is an old member who either got banned or destroyed his own credibility so that a new ID became necessary. I've seen this tactic used before and it is either one or two guys. So, if his lack of coherence on the issue wasn't enough to elicit your response, add in his likely deception. Ill-informed, unprovoked vitriol and a deceiver to boot. Nice combo, huh?
There are old hands who don't engage in this, and while I disagree with them too, at least they don't sneak around trying to shed their old discredited skin.
Most folks, even long time lurkers, enter the fray cautiously, unlike this clown. If I keep repeating this theory he will eventually catch on and cache a couple of new screennames for use down the road.
Thanks again for your comments.
What some people don't realize is that veterans of both armies held reunions together at battlesites, including Gettysburg and shook hands, embraced each other and saluted the courage and honor of their opponents. Those men would be embarassed to know that their descendants are speaking in evil terms of the men they admired.
Thanks for your response, Lancer.