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Thanks 🙂 I have a unique perspective in that I tend to acknowledge the “evils” of both sides and not take a winners or losers stand even thought my ancestors were all Union men. And while I admire all aspects of study of the Civil War, I find my “enjoyment” studying the events that get little attention in Missouri, kansas and Arkansas (hence the topic of my blog). It's interesting to find little gems of history that haven't been written and discussed over a thousand times (can you say Gettysburg). I also think getting into the the real meat of the war means getting into the events leading up to the war. My personal belief is that the war started on the Kansas/Missouri border, not South Carolina.Again, thanks… for looking at my blog… I need to keep up with it a little better… 😀
What makes my radar instantly click on is why, if this is something so mind boggingly revaling that it is required to be kept so secret, is it being asked to be assited on a forum on the internet? No offense to this forum, but would you really stop here first to get the resources and backing for something like this?If I had the lines on something that would ultimately rethink history I'd be going to a lot more higher and more reliable sources than the internet and some forum (or even forums) that just happen to deal with history who I don't know a single person from Adam…Sorry…I don't buy any of this…
You might want to be more specific at what point you are referring to. Are you referring to pre-Bolshevik Russia or post-Bolshevik Russia? For example, prior to WWII there was a large portion of the country that believed that the American Communist Party was on the right track. This group had direct ties with Stalinist Russia and did not have any problems with the Ruskies (until Stalin signed the non-agression pact with Germany and that changed a bit).Detail matters in this case…
Indeed and much the bad guys shouldn't even imagine, much less, hear about. 8)
Unfortunately, with the way the world sees things these days and the way our government is caving in to world pressure, more is exposed than hidden. I am an Army veteran and I work at a US Army base in the directorate of training where training is done from basic skills all the way up to senior level officer training. One of the big things is that a LOT of international students are included in the training. Now, while I understand the concept of working together with other nations, I still do not agree with it's application. Call me old school…So, they not only know what we are training but how we apply it. Anyway… don't want to veer OT, but I believe this ties hand in hand with our government. I could go on a long tirade, but let's just say that my confidence over the years continues to dwindle exponentially.
Notch–you are young and unaware of geezer error!I failed Roman Numerals as I was fascinated at the time by the number base 12 and Anne Shannahan's neck–I sat behind her in class–major distraction.WillyD
Thanks for the young part… mid 40's and young.. I like it 😉
I live in a town that the original Route 66 runs through in Missouri…I'll have to shoot some pictures and post them…
Actually, he looks like Hermey from the Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer TV program.. the elf that wanted to be a dentist instead of an elf. 😀
Interesting. I am curious about the Bushwhackers' activities.Â
If you can get lucky abnd obtain a copy, there is a book out by George Clinton Arthur called “Bushwacker” which relates the story of Bill Wilson of Phelps Co. Missouri (I have a copy that was given to me by a distant relative of Mr. Arthur).
I wonder if General Frederick Steele had any part in this? Did Sterling Sharpe ever pass through Waynesville?
The Wire Road was the main supply route from St Louis to Springfield MO and it was the main reason that the Union army built the fort in Waynesville. The city lays along the Roubideaux Creek and is surrounded by foothills. The Wire Road went right through the area and the hills made a perfect place for the Union soldiers to not only monitor the supply route, but to also keep the local, pro-Confederate population in check.I doubt that Steele had any part in the events in Waynesville as he was a major in the 11th US INF and the 13th Missouri Militia was the ones taking action. I doubt that this was an action requiring anything more than the militia and Nathaniel Lyon's regular army was more pressed with trying to capture Claib Jackson and Sterling Price. That being said the only time he probably passed through Waynesville was on the Union retreat after Wilson's Creek back to Rolla.
I doubt it too.. Jeanne Clement set the precendent on documenting longevity. Will someone live longer? I think so. Especially as technology grows at the rate it is. And I think documentation now is much more detailed than it was even at the turn of the century.
Agreed, but tell that to the the semi-moron who has no idea really about what he is voting for but has people in organizations (like the ACLU) who tell them regardless the Constitution gives them the right to vote and therefore he goes out and instead goes out and votes by the seat of his pants.Personally, I think some sort of yearly exam should be administered to determine those who are qualified to vote. But you fall into who administers it, and then the Cath-22 that the Constitution grants the right to all citizens, regardless of your intelligence.So we can only hope that people will educate themselves on the issues, political positions of those running, and of our own individual conscious. Alas, you will get exactly what we have now. A by the seat of your pants government. By a LEGAL by the seat of your pants government.
We pay taxes and produce an unacceptable quotient of students that are illiterate, coarse, maleducated and irresponsible and then let them vote!
Devils advocate here… Those are the very people (the ones who dont understand the Consititution) that the Constitution gives rights to. A Catch-22 in the whole system.
What I like about stuff like this is I tend to discover OTHER things that are equally as interesting.Example, I read this and wondered if any were still alive, found that indeed, there were no more survivors alive, but in finding the details about Mrs Dean I started thinking about those alive today that were born before the turn of the century, so, I proceeded to do more looking and ended up reading a really interesting piece about a French woman, Jeanne Calment, who lived to be 122 years old and now stands as the oldest person to have documented proof of her age (she was born in 1875 and died in 1997). And in turn have found quite a few other stories about people who are still alive that were born prior to the turn of the century. Very fascinating.
