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Thread ID: 17697 | Posts: 8 | Started: 2005-04-10
2005-04-10 02:15 | User Profile
The hopes and dreams of the Southern states forming a new nation was (put on hold) when Gen Lee handed over his sword to the yankees at appamatox court house.
Deo Vindice.
2005-04-10 04:26 | User Profile
[QUOTE=JoseyWales]The hopes and dreams of the Southern states forming a new nation was (put on hold) when Gen Lee handed over his sword to the yankees at appamatox court house.
Deo Vindice.[/QUOTE] And a great day it was for the nation.
2005-04-10 17:36 | User Profile
[QUOTE=OPERA96]And a great day it was for the nation.[/QUOTE]
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2005-04-10 18:23 | User Profile
[QUOTE=JoseyWales]The hopes and dreams of the Southern states forming a new nation was (put on hold) when Gen Lee handed over his sword to the yankees at appamatox court house.
Deo Vindice.[/QUOTE]
The fact that you placed this under Current Events instead of History speaks volumes! :jester:
I'm reminded of the Aer Lingus pilot who, while approaching Belfast airport, would always remind his passengers to "set their clocks to local Belfast time - 1690!" :wink:
2005-04-10 18:42 | User Profile
[QUOTE=OPERA96]And a great day it was for the nation.[/QUOTE]And just how, pray tell, was that a "great day" for the nation?
curious is all...
2005-04-10 20:20 | User Profile
nOT my nATION!!! :gunsmilie
2005-04-10 20:49 | User Profile
[QUOTE]"Governor, if I had foreseen the use those people designed to make of their victory, there would have been no surrender at Appomattox Courthouse; no sir, not by me. Had I foreseen these results of subjugation, I would have preferred to die at Appomattox with my brave men, my sword in this right hand."
General Robert E. Lee, August 1870 to Governor Stockdale of Texas[/QUOTE]
Hear hear.
2005-04-10 20:59 | User Profile
[QUOTE=askel5]Hear hear.[/QUOTE]I'll second that...
to the greatest military man this nation's ever produced --
General Robert E. Lee :thumbsup: