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re: Civil War nicknames for SEC states..

Posted on 6/26/12 at 10:30 pm to
Posted by dwr353
Member since Oct 2007
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Posted on 6/26/12 at 10:30 pm to
By the way, the procession was a long four mile walk on a hot day if you recall. We would do ot again. I will always remember the thousands in Charleston who lined the streets to honor the crew.
Posted by sasrocks
Kansas City MO
Member since Nov 2011
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Posted on 6/26/12 at 11:11 pm to
great read folks, thanks to all who contributed
Posted by TAMU87
Austin, Texas
Member since Jun 2010
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Posted on 6/26/12 at 11:17 pm to
Another great Texas General, Albert Sidney Johnston the highest ranking General Killed in the War between the States, at the battle of Shiloh. He was a highly respected General, who's loss was a tough blow for the south, in the West.

FYI, He was also a Former General the US Army and the in the Republic of Texas Army. A native of Kentucky, he made Texas his Adaptive home, he owned a Plantation in Brazoria County southwest of present day Houston.

Albert Sidney Johnson


This post was edited on 6/26/12 at 11:20 pm
Posted by CSATiger
The Battlefield
Member since Aug 2010
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Posted on 6/27/12 at 12:03 am to
quote:

By the way, the procession was a long four mile walk on a hot day if you recall. We would do ot again. I will always remember the thousands in Charleston who lined the streets to honor the crew.


Hot as hell that day and no breeze, by the time we got to the cemetery I found a tree to crash under, but it was worth it
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