Wow, what a photo! I'll bet a book could be written about this situation, the events leading up to it, their actions during the war, and the aftermath in their lives.
Likely the Confederate soldier made rank as well. I looked around a bit and, outside of the cavalry, it appears that only NCO's and officers were issued swords of any type. And the citations I read said many of the NCO's discarded the swords for firearms.
Carved unconstitutionally, I might add. States cannot be created from territories of existing states.
And so the situation, where counties of Virginia left Virginia to form a new state in the USA "Union", clearly acknowledges the CSA was a separate sovereign nation. Meaning Lincoln was invading a nation, not "putting down a rebellion".
I am remembering the concept of family survival. A family would send one to each side in hopes that afterwards, at least one would remain to carry on the family.
Not these brothers, as far as I can tell, but an interesting story. https://perthshirecrieffstrathearnlocalhistor.blogspot.com/2012/04/breadalbane-campbells-campbell-brothers_11.html
I had some ancestors on my mother’s side who enlisted in the Confederate Army for one year, then joined the Union Army after their enlistment was up. Still not sure what to think about that.
And 45 years after the war ended they still fit into their uniforms. Must not have had Taco Bell and soda-pop back-in-the-day.
ReplyDelete"We won - You Lost - Suck It !!"
ReplyDelete"So - Mom loves me more than you ..."
Brothers to the end ...
Past is prelude.
ReplyDeleteWow, what a photo! I'll bet a book could be written about this situation, the events leading up to it, their actions during the war, and the aftermath in their lives.
ReplyDeleteDid you have a slave? No, I thought you had a slave. Well fuck ....
ReplyDeleteThat scenario was repeated at nigh every battlefield.
ReplyDeleteThe Union guy made rank....
ReplyDeleteLikely the Confederate soldier made rank as well. I looked around a bit and, outside of the cavalry, it appears that only NCO's and officers were issued swords of any type. And the citations I read said many of the NCO's discarded the swords for firearms.
DeleteConfederate cavalryman. Sword, belt, buckle , boots.
DeleteBrother #3 was a liberal communist.
ReplyDeleteLooks like union guy is still angry...
ReplyDeleteNo more legal rape and pillage.
Of course, they aren't from West Virginia. They are from Virginia. The state of West Virginia didn't exist until it was carved from Virginia in 1863.
ReplyDeleteCarved unconstitutionally, I might add. States cannot be created from territories of existing states.
DeleteAnd so the situation, where counties of Virginia left Virginia to form a new state in the USA "Union", clearly acknowledges the CSA was a separate sovereign nation. Meaning Lincoln was invading a nation, not "putting down a rebellion".
I am remembering the concept of family survival. A family would send one to each side in hopes that afterwards, at least one would remain to carry on the family.
ReplyDeleteNot these brothers, as far as I can tell, but an interesting story.
ReplyDeletehttps://perthshirecrieffstrathearnlocalhistor.blogspot.com/2012/04/breadalbane-campbells-campbell-brothers_11.html
I had some ancestors on my mother’s side who enlisted in the Confederate Army for one year, then joined the Union Army after their enlistment was up. Still not sure what to think about that.
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