Hi Anita, Your right about this statement: Lower class women would not have worn hoops/crinolines except for very special occasions (if they had the money to...
As with all fashions, change is gradual. I¹m sure that many especially older ladies (like the gal shelling peas) would have continued to wear their more Œold...
Val, You have finally impelled me to take my copy of "Mosby's Memoirs" down from the shelf and read it. His account is substantial the same as what you relate...
Oh, I¹m sure that larceny was at least PART of the motive. I know of two instances one Union and one Confederate where a man (Confederate soldier, Union...
... Yeah hoops get in the way of gore and blood, definitely not an asset in a CW era hospital. There are two of us who are on the site, myself and Kathryn ...
Hi Anita, I bet I saw some of your "Freinds" at the 145th Battle of Manasass, since that's right up in your neck of the woods. What a wonderful event and I met...
The Tredegar post got me thinking about how they made metal back in the civil war era, especially artillery pieces. Metal working was in a crude state back...
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Once I asked my History professor if slaves were ever used in industry in the south. He said yes they were employed at the Tredegar works. This sort of...
It¹s true  and many don¹t know it  but most Unionists assumed that slaves would return to Africa or move to a colony external to the United States once...
Hi Val, I am not sure you can hang the term 'racist' on the way the slaves were treated, since that is a more modern term. Modern racism evolved much latter. ...
Dear David: You make the point I am trying to make, to wit: Å’I am not sure you can hang the term 'racist' on the way the slaves were treated, since that is a...
Val, At least we're in agreement. That's good, isn't it? DavidJ ... slavery vs. ... himself ... superiority of ... burden¹ ... non-whites to ... Europeans ...
Available NOW, today, on line ... to anyone ... through your local internet KKK sites .... Val, I like your perspective on the past but what we are talking...
Two brothers who served with the above Troop, need our help! Please read the attached. Jill Wilson ... Chapter Director #944 C of C Third VP UDC Florence...
Dave, That¹s eehhhxxxiiilllent as my kids would say. I can¹t tell you how frustrating it is to try to discuss the Œwhys and wherefores¹ of the ACW with...
That's just really wrong ... why do those ministers feel that way? Is there more to the story? ... From: Victorian Jill<mailto:victorianjill@...> To:...
And when some other hate group chooses to use the Cross or the American flag or the Star of David or whatever noble symbol as their Œrallying point¹, what...
I have sent the following letter to Rev. West and a slightly altered version to Bishop Lee  whatever good it will do, God knows. Dear Rev. West: I am...
I get it, but what I'm saying is that we should be able to see both sides ... and figure out when NOT to support someone using those symbols. The idea that you...
Thank you how beautiful of you to send that. Jill ... I have sent the following letter to Rev. West and a slightly altered version to Bishop Lee – whatever...
But, alas, when we acquiesce to NOT showing those symbols for the reasons you submit, we empower the very ideas - and the groups and people who support those...
I really like this idea. Take back the flag ... that's exactly what we should do. Do you think it might work? The whole idea of 'heritage not hate' is right...
All this drivel nauseates me. It astounds me how so many people allow themselves to be played like instruments. So much time and energy is wasted on non...
I am sincerely trying to avoid this debate over what the Confederate Battle Flag represents. It's like trying to find the correct answer to a Rorshach test....
I know what you mean, certainly. Yet, in a book about the Confederate flag reviewed on one site, one man was disgusted that it was allowed to be shown at all...
But these are Œhard facts¹ - very hard facts. Of course people can make things stand for what they wish in their minds, but when that begins to translate...
Interesting how in today's copy of the Southern Heritage Online newsletter, the SCV posted a STRONG notice to the KKK that we will not have any involvement...
Dam Jill that's not what I though you were about ... maybe this SCV thing is worth looking into. When you gave me a hard time for going to visit the "yankee"...
I'm honored that this months Florida Reenactors Online magazine has two articles that I wrote. One was about our trip to Virginia for the 145th Reenactment of...
