One more piece of history I never was aware of - along with Juneteenth, and the NC "incident"! None even mentioned when I was in school, and I'm thinking that its likely none of them still are! All these grand & magnificent "stories" of our ancestors (white of course) but nothing about African Americans, Hispanics, or this countries Indians! Is it any surprise why most white Americans consider this country "exceptional"???
Shocked me, too, at first, Maggie. Now I wonder how many more stories like this there are to tell. I agree that sadly very few, if any, will be told in school. At least two of us got to read about it!
Learning something new is good at any age, but since it took me till 83 to become aware of lots of this information? Thats pretty sad in this information age, right? Thanks, Lynell. Every little bit may not help but it makes me smarter (somewhat).
Maggie, IтАЩm a little bit younger, but more or less in the same boat. DidnтАЩt pay a lot of attention to politics until 2015 when dt jumped into the race. Alarming! So I began to read politics to learn what he was up to. Thank goodness I discovered Heather, sometime prior to Covid. She (and all you wonderful commenters) has helped to put so much news into an historical context. I will be forever grateful for the education I am receiving here. CanтАЩt wait to see what IтАЩm interested in learning about when I reach 83! (If my husbandтАЩs dream comes true, it will be motorcycles lol!) Glad youтАЩre here, Maggie!
We were in the same boat, I guess. Until the Orange Menace popped up - I always voted but other than sticking with Dems, really didnt pay that much attention. Good luck with the motorcycles - frankly, my main interest is Wild Horses & the peril they are in since I am no longer physically involved with horses. And I'm glad youre here too! I dont read ALL the comments as I used to, but now just check to see what the current topic is for the day - so to speak! Its always interesting.
Hi Lynell- another couple bits of trivia-while I was reading that article, a name cropped up: Phillip Barton Key. It mentions that he was the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia. 1. Son of Francis Scott Key. 2. Had an affair with Daniel Sickles's wife, Teresa then was murdered by Sickles (yes, that CW general who screwed up@ Gettysburg). (Sickles got off w/ the very first ever insanity plea - was unhappy about HER affair but was an utter hypocrite since he'd had many affairs himself.)
The Sickles trial was also one of the last successful Temporary Insanity defenses, as the legal system recognized the potential for abuse. In theory TI could excuse almost any crime.
Midafternoon, TPJ. I missed Shiloh and Appomattox, but thanks to your calendar of events, I won't miss the rest. My father bought a piece of property near Appomattox back in 1948. We visited there often. Sorry I wasn't as tuned in then than I would be now.
I've read about the CW my whole life, but as a lifelong New England Yankee (not NY) it wasn't til 2011, in my mid-50s, that I saw any battlefields. My relatives live in Fairfax CO so we visited 4 in 3 days. For us the day after Thanksgiving is History Friday. 1st-2nd Bull Run (not Manassas); Chantilly 3 mi from uncle's home; Gettysburg. Like the Red Sox winning world series, it just makes me hungry for more.
Don't forget Antietam! Rode horseback for part of Bull Run and Gettysburg. Hardly scratches the surface, though! Haven't been to any in quite some time now. Like that idea of History Friday.
Morning, again, TPJ!! As a precursor to the war, Remember The Pearl, April 15, 1848: https://congressionalcemetery.org/2019/02/14/the-pearl/
One more piece of history I never was aware of - along with Juneteenth, and the NC "incident"! None even mentioned when I was in school, and I'm thinking that its likely none of them still are! All these grand & magnificent "stories" of our ancestors (white of course) but nothing about African Americans, Hispanics, or this countries Indians! Is it any surprise why most white Americans consider this country "exceptional"???
Shocked me, too, at first, Maggie. Now I wonder how many more stories like this there are to tell. I agree that sadly very few, if any, will be told in school. At least two of us got to read about it!
Learning something new is good at any age, but since it took me till 83 to become aware of lots of this information? Thats pretty sad in this information age, right? Thanks, Lynell. Every little bit may not help but it makes me smarter (somewhat).
Maggie, IтАЩm a little bit younger, but more or less in the same boat. DidnтАЩt pay a lot of attention to politics until 2015 when dt jumped into the race. Alarming! So I began to read politics to learn what he was up to. Thank goodness I discovered Heather, sometime prior to Covid. She (and all you wonderful commenters) has helped to put so much news into an historical context. I will be forever grateful for the education I am receiving here. CanтАЩt wait to see what IтАЩm interested in learning about when I reach 83! (If my husbandтАЩs dream comes true, it will be motorcycles lol!) Glad youтАЩre here, Maggie!
We were in the same boat, I guess. Until the Orange Menace popped up - I always voted but other than sticking with Dems, really didnt pay that much attention. Good luck with the motorcycles - frankly, my main interest is Wild Horses & the peril they are in since I am no longer physically involved with horses. And I'm glad youre here too! I dont read ALL the comments as I used to, but now just check to see what the current topic is for the day - so to speak! Its always interesting.
Hi Lynell- another couple bits of trivia-while I was reading that article, a name cropped up: Phillip Barton Key. It mentions that he was the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia. 1. Son of Francis Scott Key. 2. Had an affair with Daniel Sickles's wife, Teresa then was murdered by Sickles (yes, that CW general who screwed up@ Gettysburg). (Sickles got off w/ the very first ever insanity plea - was unhappy about HER affair but was an utter hypocrite since he'd had many affairs himself.)
The Sickles trial was also one of the last successful Temporary Insanity defenses, as the legal system recognized the potential for abuse. In theory TI could excuse almost any crime.
Oh, my goodness, Barbara! Not surprised this one didn't make it into our history books! Thanks for sharing.
Aftermorning Lynell, and good catch!! I can't remember a date I never knew, having only learned a bit about The Pearl incident last month.
Midafternoon, TPJ. I missed Shiloh and Appomattox, but thanks to your calendar of events, I won't miss the rest. My father bought a piece of property near Appomattox back in 1948. We visited there often. Sorry I wasn't as tuned in then than I would be now.
I've read about the CW my whole life, but as a lifelong New England Yankee (not NY) it wasn't til 2011, in my mid-50s, that I saw any battlefields. My relatives live in Fairfax CO so we visited 4 in 3 days. For us the day after Thanksgiving is History Friday. 1st-2nd Bull Run (not Manassas); Chantilly 3 mi from uncle's home; Gettysburg. Like the Red Sox winning world series, it just makes me hungry for more.
Don't forget Antietam! Rode horseback for part of Bull Run and Gettysburg. Hardly scratches the surface, though! Haven't been to any in quite some time now. Like that idea of History Friday.