Manaia, >From reading all your posts, it appears that you are quite interested in digging deep into civil war history. As most of these folks who are posting are saying, as you research deeper, try to keep an open mind as to the perspective of the North and the South. If we don't form pre-conclusions as to which side was right and which side was wrong, but try to understand where each side was coming from, we will get a much deeper understanding of the issues that culminated in this brother against brother holocaust. Jim -------Original Message------- From: Manaia Alofa Date: 5/23/2008 3:09:41 PM To: civil-war@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [CIVIL-WAR] Fw: Re: Army of Tennessee / Army of Vicksburg /Federal? Hello Jim: Glad you could join in... uhm... Now that I have a little bit more incite (just a little) I can safely say it is still too early for me to make comment - grin. But I will. > From the Northern perspective, the South was > rebelling. At this precise moment in time, my mind wonders about the book I haven't finished "Gandhi & Churchill: The Epic Rivalry that Destroyed an Empire and Forged Our Age". Were Southerners indiscreetly showing Ghandi idealism to Lincoln's abrupt ways of governing? Just one thought. > From the Southern > perspective, the North was the aggressor. Now this part of your statement kind of cancels out my statement about the South - doesn't it? Time for more research. Too early to make good any kind of judgement. Thanks! --Manaia ++++ --- Jim Gilmer <jimgilmer@charter.net> wrote: > > > -------Original Message------- > > From: Jim Gilmer > Date: 5/23/2008 1:32:44 PM > To: civil-war@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [CIVIL-WAR] Army of Tennessee / Army of > Vicksburg / Federal? > > >From the Northern perspective, the South was > rebelling. From the Southern > perspective, the North was the aggressor. > > Jim ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CIVIL-WAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message