[Tax-chick]

Yes, poor General Lee married into debt, if I recall. Mary Custis' father was a famous spendthrift, mortgaged his estate, and dumped the whole thing in R.E. Lee's lap by making him executor of his will ... and that was after he'd grown up scraping for money, since "Lighthorse Harry" was also notably shiftless...

Of course, nobody at the time, even the wealthiest, had running water, central air conditioning, antibiotics, or the basic civilities we take for granted today. I may have my baby at the Volunteer Fire Department (given the traffic around here ...), but at least I'm having it in 2004, not 1854!

[stand watie]

LUCKY YOU!

as much as i would have liked to "offer my arm & my sword" to the TRUE CAUSE, i DO like my 21st century comforts too.

they also serve the TRUE CAUSE, who work NOW for dixie FREEDOM!

free the southland NOW,sw