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Oct 19 1864 my G-grandfather was wounded at Cedar Creek Va. He was regimental ensign(flagbearer) for the 51st Ga Regiment. He survived with a crippled arm. I live on his farm.
The Hunley Had snorkels that could be raised several feet to the surface to obtain air. However, one source said they sometimes did not work properly
During the Civil War the city of Washington DC was the most heavily fortified and defended city in the world. If it could have been taken that gambler R.E. Lee would have certainly tried. In 1864 Jubal Early made a feint at Washington to relieve pressure on Lee and actually got to the outskirts of the city. One of my G-grandfathers was in Early's army and was wounded in that fight
He was generally well treated and respected until Lincoln's assassination. At that time the fire eaters in congress demanded he be tried for treason. Both Grant and Sherman came to his defense and threatened to resign if he was tried.BTW there is a good book called" Lee, The Last Five Years" about the years after the war when he was president of Washington University(Now Washington and Lee). Sorry but I can't remember the author since I read it years ago.
I am doubly lucky. I have both GM and Exxon. Anyway I plan to just sit steady in the boat and maybe I will live long enough to see a rebound
He would have had competition from Norton The First, Emperor of California and Protector of the United States
The Japanese say they did not have anti sub activity in the area at that time"Japanese anti-submarine attack data recorded no attack in the Aleutian area at the time of the Grunion's disappearance"
One reason that the Texicans could defeat a larger army was that General Santana was occupied with a young lady at the time of the attack
