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Posted on 4/25/14 at 11:12 am to JacketFan77
Posted on 4/25/14 at 11:12 am to JacketFan77
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Glad you recognize that. I had relatives on both sides, but those mountain folk weren't so much fighting for the Union as they were fighting against an oppressive force that was forcing them into a fight they didn't see as theirs.
And, yes, we don't like government - at'all.
Knew there was something I liked about you, Jacket.
Fellow descendant of a long line of North Georgia hillbillies.
Rich man's war, poor man's fight
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Posted on 4/25/14 at 12:34 pm to Dawg in Beaumont
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SquatchDawg
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Dawg in Beaumont
Posted on 4/25/14 at 12:34 pm to Dawg in Beaumont
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Posted on 4/25/14 at 1:29 pm to Dawg in Beaumont
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Rich man's war, poor man's fight
Sounds like a good bumper-sticker slogan, but certainly not a realistic sentiment held back in 1861.......
....when a newly formed country, the C.S.A., had to actually turn away hundreds of thousands of volunteers for their voluntary army because they didn't have the arms or equipment to keep up with the overwhelming swell of men that wanted to enlist.
**and before you bring it up.... Yes, both sides resorted to conscription eventually, but the numbers of those conscripted vs. those fighting voluntarily were miniscule..
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