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Are_grits_groceries Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-30-10 08:13 AM
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Do not forget these soldiers on Memorial Day:
Edited on Sun May-30-10 08:15 AM by Are_grits_groceries
Memorial Day was established after the Civil War. There are Union soldiers buried in the Federal cemetery close to where I live in SC. I posted some pictures in the following thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x8130093
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ShortnFiery Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-30-10 08:17 AM
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1. I discovered this past fall while looking through the letters in my grandmother's bible ...
Edited on Sun May-30-10 08:20 AM by ShortnFiery
that my ancestors had fought on BOTH sides (NORTH and SOUTH) during our Civil War.

War is such a waste of humanity: Often pitting brother against brother ... only serving a few rich bloated ghouls. So vile. :(

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9VhD4SccSE

p.s. God Bless Our Soldiers and God DAMN The Maters of War. :cry: :grr:
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ShortnFiery Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-30-10 08:25 AM
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2. American Kick.
:patriot:
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tabasco Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-30-10 08:36 AM
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3. The incredible bravery shown by soldiers in the Civil War
leads me to believe they really believed in what they were fighting for.
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ShortnFiery Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-30-10 08:55 AM
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4. Which also marked the first time in American History that the ...
rich were able to buy their way out of Military Service. It makes America's Civil War all the more tragic and senseless.

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1988&dat=19760702&id=aQYuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CawFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3429,161030

"The Civil War stalemate, forced draft of the poor vs. the rich buying out of military service.
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