When I think of the Civil War I wonder if the mother of a wounded Confederate solider felt more pain than a Northen Mother Did a Confederate soldier feel more pain from hunger that a Northen soldier Did the Children of a Southern Soldier miss there father more than a Union Soldier's children, No course not So were they not all brave and noble Soldiers fighting for what the each believe to be right . On this Memorial Day I will honor both and place no blame on either side Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: "Manaia Alofa" <manaiaalofa@yahoo.com> To: <civil-war@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 2:20 PM Subject: Re: [CIVIL-WAR] Army of Tennessee / Army of Vicksburg / Federal? > Edward: > > "The Southern states seceded from the Union and just > wanted to be left alone," > > The statement above bothers me. > > "Although most people call this the Civil War, > actually, the official name for it as written in the > Original Records is The War of the Rebellion." > > Then, which side was rebelling? That would mean the > Union side, more or less, were the "bullies" so to > speak. Do the generals of today study tactics/plans of > previous wars and act accordingly? Or do they try to > come up with new strategies? > > I know: research! I will read up on books you'd > suggested also. Be ready. > > --Manaia > > ++++ > > --- "Edward Harding" <eharding2@suddenlink.net> wrote: > > > Although most people call this the Civil War, > actually, the official name for it as written in the > Original Records is The War of the Rebellion. > How it became known as the Civil War is anyone's guess > as a true civil war has one group trying to invade and > taking over the existing government of another group. > The Southern states seceded from the Union and just > wanted to be left alone, so therefore, "civil war" > really isn't a proper name for it. Many people call > the South "traitors" because of their secession, but > very few know or realize that secession was actually > taught at West Point before the war. > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > >