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<blockquote data-quote="HOSS" data-source="post: 920975" data-attributes="member: 1863"><p>The Civil War is one of my favorite topics. Lots of good men died on both sides of that terrible conflict. I had two gg grandfathers fight in that war. They both fought for the south but were polar opposites in background. One was considered somewhat wealthy at that time. He owned 18 slaves. He was an officer in Forrest's cavalry 4th Tennessee Reg. and lost his leg to a cannon ball while sitting astride his horse. He was sent home to recuoperate. He was hung from a tree in front of his house by the Union forces occupying that area of Tennessee. Ironically his slaves cut him down after the Union guys left him for dead. He survived to re-marry after his wife died and father 4 more children.</p><p></p><p>My other gg grandpa was a regular in the Maury Grays. He participated in several major battles including Shiloh, Chicamauga, Kennesaw, Cemetery Ridge, Atlanta, Franklin and Murfreesboro. He was from a dirt poor family that share cropped and raised hogs just scraping by. He didn't own a single slave. He fought because he was loyal to his state first and did not believe in the federal government usurping the rights of the states.</p><p></p><p>I go to as many CW battlefields that I can. I love going to Shiloh. I swear that place is haunted. Not kidding. If you go during the week around April when it is not crowded and sit on a bench out by Bloody Pond you can close your eyes and hear sounds of the battle. You can hear men yelling and men screaming in pain along with the sounds of cannon fire. It is not loud but it sounds very distant and feint. It will give you chills.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HOSS, post: 920975, member: 1863"] The Civil War is one of my favorite topics. Lots of good men died on both sides of that terrible conflict. I had two gg grandfathers fight in that war. They both fought for the south but were polar opposites in background. One was considered somewhat wealthy at that time. He owned 18 slaves. He was an officer in Forrest's cavalry 4th Tennessee Reg. and lost his leg to a cannon ball while sitting astride his horse. He was sent home to recuoperate. He was hung from a tree in front of his house by the Union forces occupying that area of Tennessee. Ironically his slaves cut him down after the Union guys left him for dead. He survived to re-marry after his wife died and father 4 more children. My other gg grandpa was a regular in the Maury Grays. He participated in several major battles including Shiloh, Chicamauga, Kennesaw, Cemetery Ridge, Atlanta, Franklin and Murfreesboro. He was from a dirt poor family that share cropped and raised hogs just scraping by. He didn't own a single slave. He fought because he was loyal to his state first and did not believe in the federal government usurping the rights of the states. I go to as many CW battlefields that I can. I love going to Shiloh. I swear that place is haunted. Not kidding. If you go during the week around April when it is not crowded and sit on a bench out by Bloody Pond you can close your eyes and hear sounds of the battle. You can hear men yelling and men screaming in pain along with the sounds of cannon fire. It is not loud but it sounds very distant and feint. It will give you chills. [/QUOTE]
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