tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19295676.post114180834519341042..comments2023-11-02T23:06:45.962-07:00Comments on of Battlefields and Bibliophiles: Claude of the Turbervillesdwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01748726942956990159noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19295676.post-1146249249445945032006-04-28T11:34:00.000-07:002006-04-28T11:34:00.000-07:00Dave,Thanks for the feedback. You're right -- if *...Dave,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the feedback. You're right -- if *nothing* else, the notion of legions of black Confederates defies logic. Why was Cleburne's proposal considered so radical, and controversial, if the thing he proposed was already commonplace?<BR/><BR/>But this nonsense is not going away. Have you ever noticed how the Letters to the Editor section of "The Civil War News" today looks like recycled letters from CWN 10 years ago (arguments over black Confederates and slavery vs. states rights)? <BR/><BR/>Daviddwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01748726942956990159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19295676.post-1146246883710952742006-04-28T10:54:00.000-07:002006-04-28T10:54:00.000-07:00Morning. Owww, you heretic, presenting facts........Morning. Owww, you heretic, presenting facts......why why you must be unAmerican.....big grin. I have been posting similar summations when i could. Not ONE of the Southron supporters can answer the Gen Patrick CLEBURNE question: If there were so many black confederate SOLDIERS, why did he even SUGGEST it???? All he would have had to do was request a bucket full and have them in his ranks. As an additional point, there was almost VIOLENT opposition to such an idea in the CSA Congress. Several members stated they would walk out if such a measure was passed. What the Southron supporters don't want to agree to or refuse to accept is the basic premise of a SOLDIER: You MUST be SWORN in by taking an oath of allegiance by the ELECTED GOVERNMENT. Oh well, trying to modify the historical record to suit ones point of view is always interesting. What annoys me the most is the amount of time that it takes to REFUTE these hare-brained ideas.... regards daveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com