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To: massgopguy
Most of those in Gray were poor backwoods boys who were fighting for honor.

Actually, they were fighting to keep the federal government within its Constitutional boundaries.

68 posted on 05/24/2007 6:48:06 AM PDT by MamaTexan (Government cannot make a law contrary to the law that made the government)
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To: MamaTexan; massgopguy

‘Most of those in Gray were poor backwoods boys who were fighting for honor.
Actually, they were fighting to keep the federal government within its Constitutional boundaries.’

Question to a Reb private captured in 1862;

‘Why are you fighting? You don’t own slaves, you aren’t a wealthy planation owner.”

Answer “Cause your down here....’


148 posted on 05/24/2007 7:20:15 AM PDT by Badeye (You know its a kook site when they ban the word 'kook')
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