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I have an ancestor that left Western Virginia, and fled to Ohio with his family to join the Union Army when the war broke out. He was a Methodist Minister and an ardent and outspoken abolishionist. He was known for his firey speeches, and his ruthlessness. I saw an old newspaper article in which he claimed he truly believed he was "......doing Gods work upon the field of battle.".
I made the mistake of telling someone this once and got the reply; "So not only are you a goddamn Yankee, but you're great-grand daddy was a goddamned traitor as well?!"
Some people just can't let go, I guess.
Dave
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"When the lie is so big and the fog so thick, the Republican trick can play out again....."-------Frank Zappa
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