tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19295676.post4770670962946073687..comments2023-11-02T23:06:45.962-07:00Comments on of Battlefields and Bibliophiles: Oldest living African-American dies at 113dwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01748726942956990159noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19295676.post-91743257427056095272011-01-15T10:34:19.109-08:002011-01-15T10:34:19.109-08:00It's easy to lose track of how recent the Civi...It's easy to lose track of how recent the Civil War actually was, in human terms. My mother could have known, as a small child, one of her relatives who was a solider, an officer, during the war. Though they both lived long lives, neither had an exceptionally long lifespan as did Ms. Winn. And various heritage groups still carry a few "real sons" and "real daughters" on their rolls. It wasn't all that long ago.Andy Hallhttp://deadconfederates.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com