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Larry Purtell
Little Meadows
PA USA
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Posts: 1739
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July 27, 1861
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From the Daily Delta. New Orleans LA. July 27, 1861
 
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"My goal is to live forever. So far, so good.
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Phil Andrade
London
UK
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July 27, 1861
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Larry,
They’re scathing, these character assassinations, aren’t they ?
The early days of the war must have been so febrile, and the allusion to Baltimore in connection with Miles catches the eye : the most febrile of cities.
And then we have reference to the “ Dreadful “ struggle at Mannassas.
Compared with Shiloh or Antietam, the battle begins to look rather modest and amounts to a mere prelude to the horrors to come: but in the light of prevailing American experience it was definitely shocking, and the loss of life and blood was indeed heavy.
Regards, Phil
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"Egad, sir, I do not know whether you will die on the gallows or of the pox!"
"That will depend, my Lord, on whether I embrace your principles or your mistress."
Earl of Sandwich and John Wilkes
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Michigan Dave
Muskegon
MI USA
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Joined: 2006
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July 27, 1861
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Larry,
Also that news reporter for the Daily Delta was pretty good at sarcasm!!
MD
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"The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract."
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