Unionists paid for Jefferson Davis to be released to heal the nation. This is why history must be taught! RECONCILIATION
John Wesley Holcomb II and Joseph Wilse Holcomb, Co I, 10th Texas Cavalry, ca 1862. Source: Stella Hill Memorial Library.
Today is the 160th anniversary of the Battle of Brandy Station. This remains the largest Cavalry engagement in North America. Real History!
“On Friday, June 5th, and later on June 8th, Stuart conducted massive cavalry reviews near Culpeper. Hood's Division attended both events; General Lee attended the latter.
A Southern soldier-reporter in Hood's Division said of the June 5th equestrian spectacle, "It was an imposing sight. One hundred and forty-four companies passed in review in the most splendid order. I counted twenty-six stands of colors, exclusive of those belonging to Stuart's horse-artillery. After the review there was a sham fight, in which the artillery fired over one hundred and sixty rounds, and the cavalry made several brilliant charges. The horses were generally good, and everything indicated a good degree of discipline. Many ladies, blooming in health and beauty, were present. Gen. Hood marched his whole division out to witness the review." Robert Lee Hodge
Relics of the CSS Alabama. The Alabama had so many Yankee kills that they ended up with several fancy flushing porcelain toilets. One shown here. The ships wheel was inscribed with the phrase. “God helps those who help themselves”. Captain Raphael Semmes freed a slave from Delaware they had captured on a Yankee vessel and made him part of his crew. REAL HISTORY
Two versions of Gods and Generals anthem. Great song
Truth
William Mack Lee – Body Servant of General Robert E. Lee. He stayed with General Lee throughout the war and until the day Lee died in 1870. Mack said of General Lee after his death “I was raised by one of the greatest men in the world. There was never one born of a woman greater than General Robert E. Lee, according to my judgment. All of his servants were set free ten years before the war, but all remained on the plantation until after the surrender.“General Lee left Mack $360 in his will, which Mack used to go to school and started 14 churches. He became an ordained Missionary Baptist minister in Washington, DC.
Happy New Year Dixieland!
Coke was invented by a Confederate Veteran. Boycott Coca Cola
The Battle of Fort Blakely Alabama April 9, 1865- this was the last large battle of the War of Northern Aggression. The same day of Lees Surrender at Appomattox.
SALUTE!