Tag Archives: Civil War

Happy Victory over the Confederacy Day

Posted on 2015 April 8 by mongreldogs

On this day one hundred fifty years ago, a scruffy, scrappy, but determined general accepted the surrender of his well-born, well-dressed, and traitorous counterpart, effectively ending a vast sedition launched in the name of slavery, orchestrated by cowardly politicians, and … Continue reading →

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The rising South?

Posted on 2008 July 20 by mongreldogs

Reading through Lawyers, Guns, and Money today, I was eventually directed to the US Army site on the service of African-Americans throughout history. The lead line of the section on the Civil War really raised my hackles: “When Federal troops … Continue reading →

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