[JohnHuang2]

Tuesday, February 11, 2003

Quote of the Day by jwalsh07

[DoughtyOne]

Good morning Mr. Huang.  ; )

[DoughtyOne]

Turner Takes a Gamble on Cival War Movie

[Simmy]

Sounds like, could be a good movie.

But coming from Turner...

[rebel]

Where have such men gone!?

Long live the South!

[wimpycat]

Equally devout is Col. Chamberlain, the North's primary hero in both "Gods & Generals" and its predecessor film, "Gettysburg." So is Gen. Robert E. Lee, first portrayed by Martin Sheen in "Gettysburg," and now by an actor, who in my view, has had no peer since the death of Lawrence Olivier – Robert Duvall.

A man after my own heart! Ever since I first heard about the movie Gettysburg, I wondered if they were going to get Robert Duvall to play Lee. I can't say Martin Sheen was terrible as Lee, but he simply wasn't right for the part. I eagerly look forward to seeing this movie to see how Lee comes alive through Duvall this time around.

[savedbygrace]

Marking for later study

[wardaddy]

Barksdale's sister Virginia is my wife's great-great grandmother. She married a Levi Wade from the middle Tennessee area who was a US Congressman and large landowner before the WBTS and a judge after Reconstruction. My wife knows more about all of this than I admittedly.

Our youngest son carries Barksdale as his middle name. Having been raised myself in Jackson Mississippi, I was always acquainted with who Barksdale was and went to school with several of his descendents. They had made quite a name for themselves in the Mississippi Delta around Yazoo City after their move down from Middle Tennessee. This article had quite a bit of info that I was unware of.

Thanks.

[The Iguana]

"Tell General Lee if he wants a bridge of dead Yankees, I can furnish him with one." - General William Barksdale at Fredericksburg, Dec. 11, 1862