Carpetbagger Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 150 years ago today... Fort Sumter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Honcho Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 From a man who calls himself Carpetbagger, I would expect no less. Harumph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hund Von Krieg Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 I need to make a mint julep out on the porch and see where this one goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JS Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 (edited) Ahhh. The War Between the States began.........still going strong in some corners even to this day. Ha ha. Edited April 13, 2011 by JS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertigo Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 A lot of historians are now dating the first shots in the civil occurring on January 9th, 1861. Cadets from the Citadel fired on the Star of the West steamship as she was bringing in supplies and reinforcements to Fort Sumter. While she was hit she was not sunk and ultimately turned around and steamed back to New York not having completed her mission. I just wish they would teach our children the REAL reason we went to war. Lincoln didn't invade the south to end slavery... that's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ol-IEWO Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Lincoln didn't invade the south to end slavery... that's for sure. The victors get to write the history books. The CSA said the War was about States Rights. I find it interesting that 150 years later, there are northern state yelling "States Rights." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertigo Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 The victors get to write the history books. The CSA said the War was about States Rights. I find it interesting that 150 years later, there are northern state yelling "States Rights." The secession of the states was about slavery and states rights. The war was about Lincoln telling the southern states "You are not ALLOWED to secede." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeMeantWell Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 The victors get to write the history books. The CSA said the War was about States Rights. Good article in Time this week about it... so I guess in this case, the losers try to re-write the history books? This site looks legit: http://home1.gte.net/carriet/CSA.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carpetbagger Posted April 14, 2011 Author Share Posted April 14, 2011 From a man who calls himself Carpetbagger, I would expect no less. Harumph. Well played. As far as the reference, most of the "Carpetbaggers" worked East and West in a different AOR, not North and South... But well played... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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