tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post7080094679230658655..comments2024-03-29T03:07:10.498-04:00Comments on The Feral Irishman: Happy Birthday General LeeIrishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772405362867585844noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-59337355659988524872018-01-22T08:44:33.216-05:002018-01-22T08:44:33.216-05:00I wouldn't go that far, but thanks for the com...I wouldn't go that far, but thanks for the compliment bayouwulf. That GG was in Co. "G" 26th/50th Ala. Inf. Regt. I know of three GG (one of those was killed at Chancellorsville) and many other kinfolks who fought in the struggle. One of my great grandfathers on my daddy's side was (1884-1965) was the 24th of 24 children that lived. He had two older brothers who fought in Ala. Regts. The thing that gets me about the war and America as a new frontier is that most people do not realize we are only a few generations removed from pioneers. Our forefathers came here and carved out this land surviving all sorts of deprivations, hardships, Indian massacres, wars, etc. Now, we stand idly by as .gov "gives it away" to shitholers.Jeffery in Alabamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17335332266715975717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-22262547733715585922018-01-21T20:47:49.332-05:002018-01-21T20:47:49.332-05:00You are well versed in history. My hat's off t...You are well versed in history. My hat's off to you. I have Col. Oates memoir and he states that my GG was enlisted in Co. E in March of 62 at 39 years old and was present at Little Round Top. He was "Absent Sick" for a while but regained his health and fought well through to the surrender (Appomattox). He was wounded in Knoxville, less than twenty miles from where I currently live.<br /><br />Deo Vindice!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-88745665441005622852018-01-20T14:12:12.286-05:002018-01-20T14:12:12.286-05:00Interesting in that it is rarely known.
Pampatike...Interesting in that it is rarely known.<br /><br />Pampatike Farm<br />http://www.namsouth.com/viewtopic.php?t=2185&highlight=pampatikeBrock Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11404173139501539265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-40307108599975542552018-01-20T07:15:06.699-05:002018-01-20T07:15:06.699-05:00You are welcome Bayowulf. As you probably know, at...You are welcome Bayowulf. As you probably know, at Gettysburg, the 15th was under Law's Brigade, Hood's Division (John Bell Hood). My Great-great was in Rode's Division, Oneal's Brigade, in the 26th Ala. He was wounded in the side fighting there but lived to fight another day (many more actually). The 26th/50th was one of the few regiments to have fought in both the AOT and the AONV. The regiment later participated in the Battles for Atlanta and after Peach Tree Creek were sent to Montgomery for "rest and replenishment of ranks".That lasted about two weeks and they were sent to Andersonville, GA where they pulled a short stint of "guard duty" before being sent back to the front. My GG lived and returned home after the war. For his time, he was a giant among men. He was over six feet tall and weighed more than 200 lbs. He was "all muscle" as one woman wrote in her diary of him. LOL.Jeffery in Alabamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17335332266715975717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-68470473317284174692018-01-20T06:50:14.965-05:002018-01-20T06:50:14.965-05:00"Perhaps the finest man this continent has ev..."Perhaps the finest man this continent has ever produced"<br /><br />Without a doubt!Jeffery in Alabamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17335332266715975717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-42696269965400355912018-01-20T06:40:14.776-05:002018-01-20T06:40:14.776-05:00I was first introduced to General Lee through a pr...I was first introduced to General Lee through a project in 5th grade where we had to read 2 biographies of a famous American and I, proud Yankee, got stuck with General Lee. I didn't want to do it because I thought it would be all Scarlett O'Hara.<br /><br />Boy, was I wrong.<br /><br />Perhaps the finest man this continent has ever produced.<br /><br />Santa Anna had the opportunity to stop Scott’s army dead in its tracks at Cerro Gordo. Because the trusted none of his senior generals to command positions on the heights, he left them unguarded.<br /><br />Enter Captain Lee and a small recon patrol. He told Scott to emplace his guns on those heights and the battle was won. That one patrol probably won the Mexican War and secured the West.<br /><br />The Colt six-shooter may have been the gun that won the West, but the man who won it was Captain Lee.edutcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15033144261502435196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-85215891685555926232018-01-19T23:08:33.871-05:002018-01-19T23:08:33.871-05:00There will always be a Lee Circle in New Orleans.There will always be a Lee Circle in New Orleans.Dejoh Dennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01274759915364653254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-26256046988125616562018-01-19T22:52:53.394-05:002018-01-19T22:52:53.394-05:00Jeffery, my Gr-gr grandfather served in the 15th A...Jeffery, my Gr-gr grandfather served in the 15th Alabama Inf, commanded by Col. William C. Oates. The 15th were organized with the I Corp, Army of Northern Virginia. Thank you for this honorable post about Gen Lee.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com