tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911792.post9095330478417092888..comments2023-09-24T12:09:50.793-04:00Comments on The Ohoopee Letter News: A Shot in the DarkSplitcat Chintzibobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07818656084000155234noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911792.post-16145642200643705602007-01-21T13:24:00.000-05:002007-01-21T13:24:00.000-05:00Educational Tour Marm,
Thanks for stopping by. I...Educational Tour Marm,<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by. I am, sadly, not well travelled. I have been to Richmond, Norfolk, and Williamsburg, but not to the great battlefields of Northern Virgnia nor to DC. I am not sure that I would be admitted to the Jackson Shrine or his home now that I have gone public like this. I have, of course, been to our local shrine to Lee, Jackson, and Jeff Davis: Stone Mountain, but the operators of the park try to play down the nature of the park. I hope one day to stand at the spot where my great, great, grandfather must have stood on the fateful night.<br /><br />I agree with you about the complexity of the war. What is really suprising is the depth of feeling that the war still evokes. Americans are generally quite forgiving people, but two wars still haunt us: Vietnam and the Civil War.Splitcat Chintzibobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07818656084000155234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911792.post-84926704441657431952007-01-20T17:21:00.000-05:002007-01-20T17:21:00.000-05:00Hi!
I'm originally from New York City, but my fat...Hi!<br /><br />I'm originally from New York City, but my father's family is from Westmoreland County, Virginia.<br /><br />When I was in my mid twenties, I moved to Alexandria, VA (not now considered true Virginia by my kin because of all the Yankees that have moved there).<br /><br />I like to describe myself as having Northern savvy and Southern sensibilities.<br /><br />My brother graduated from VMI and with our strong Lee family connections and the legacy of Stonewall Jackson at VMI, he is firmly pro-southern. He presumed that I was pro-north in the debate concerning the 'Wahr of Northern Aggression'. He is mistaken. (He'd be appalled that I could correspond with a descendent of the one who might have killed Gen. Jackson. However, he would excuse me because of my low place of birth!)<br /><br />It might surprise you that New York was very much a pro-southern city! There is a current exhibition at the New York Historical Society that offers an educational program detailing this as well as the institution of Slavery in New York. (In fact, I have a school from the Los Angeles area participating in this program in April.)<br /><br />Conversely, not every Southerner supported the Confederacy.<br /><br />The notion that if one is from the north or south, one is predisposed to think in a prescribed way, is poppycock.<br /><br />The causes of the War Between the States is not as cut and dried as most have been given to understand; it is far more complex. All sides, should be fairly presented to students in order to form an accurate picture.<br /><br />And that includes 'come-here's' from Poughkeepsie!<br /><br />Keep up the good work!<br /><br />By the way, have you visited the Jackson Shrine in Woodford or his home and grave in Lexington?<br /><br />Educational Tour MarmThe Tour Marmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16701469966951623627noreply@blogger.com