Hello, we have got to voice objections to this monument - no way should lincoln statue be on this hollowed ground and no way would Jeff Davis want to usurp the honor due these soldiers. Can you all please write, write, write whoever and try to stop it before Oct 2001. These two together on this monument is a lie and a disgrace. I am just about sure we folks are paying for this with our overtaxed dollars, and we didn't have a say in it. http://www.geocities.com/civil_war_in_ky/ky-monument.html My ancestors came to Charleston in 1730 to get away from the kingdom, to live in peace to practice whatever religion they wished, to spend their money, their time away from the demands of fiefdom. They got doublecrossed by the Northern politicians and we have been second class citizens of their great empire ever since. Reading the Vicksburg, MS seige today, it was brought home to me how bravely and courageously our people tried to stop the invaders - the odds were tremendous - 10,000 at Champion Hill against our 3,000. 20,000 union troops marching through Mississippi - our land - our state - claiming Jackson, then turning towards Vicksburg from the rear while their gunboats were blasting away at the front - yet our brave people held out for 63 days. Some say If our general Pemberton had not wanted to make a show on the 4th of July with his kinsman, that horrid cruel union general Butler we might still have beat them back. Now today i also discovered there is going to be new monument unveiled there in October 2001, the last monument that will ever be placed on this hollow ground. If you go to this site you will see what it is going to be - The Kentucky Monument with Jefferson Davis & Abraham Lincoln about to shake hands - what an abomination - what a lie - Abraham never never offered his hand to the South. The South did offer their hand as in you go your way and I'll go mine. http://www.geocities.com/civil_war_in_ky/ky-monument.html No sir - this was a war about MONEY - in Lincoln's own words "The state of Kentucky was so important to the Union that President Abraham Lincoln stated, "I hope to have God on my side, but I must have Kentucky." With both its citizens and politicians divided on what course they should follow, Kentucky, being a border state, attempted to remain neutral, but was unsuccessful because of its strategic location and the divided loyalties among its citizens. Farmers, who used the Ohio and Mississippi rivers for transporting their produce, wanted access to both waterways and the international port of New Orleans. If the South separated itself from the North, this free access would be impeded. On the other hand, influential plantation owners and state rights advocates sided with the Confederacy. As a result, Kentuckians can be found in both Union and Confederate armies. Josephine Lindsay Bass Confederate Southron American 216 Beach Park Lane Cape Canaveral, FL 32920

Hi Everyone, The URL that Josie listed below is part of my Kentucky in the Civil War Website at http://www.geocities.com/civil_war_in_ky I am not the person to be writing to for your view and opinions of the monument that will be dedicated at the Vicksburg National Military Park in Vicksburg in October. I have nothing to do with the design or erecting of the Kentucky Monument. If you feel a need to write and protest, please write to Governor Patton or a Kentucky Representative. I'm sure they would love to hear your comments. Beth josie bass wrote: > Hello, we have got to voice objections to this monument - no way should > lincoln statue be on this hollowed ground and no way would Jeff Davis want > to usurp the honor due these soldiers. Can you all please write, write, > write whoever and try to stop it before Oct 2001. These two together on > this monument is a lie and a disgrace. I am just about sure we folks are > paying for this with our overtaxed dollars, and we didn't have a say in it. > > http://www.geocities.com/civil_war_in_ky/ky-monument.html > > My ancestors came to Charleston in 1730 to get away from the kingdom, to > live in peace to practice whatever religion they wished, to spend their > money, their time away from the demands of fiefdom. They got doublecrossed > by the Northern politicians and we have been second class citizens of their > great empire ever since. > > Reading the Vicksburg, MS seige today, it was brought home to me how > bravely and courageously our people tried to stop the invaders - the odds > were tremendous - 10,000 at Champion Hill against our 3,000. 20,000 union > troops marching through Mississippi - our land - our state - claiming > Jackson, then turning towards Vicksburg from the rear while their gunboats > were blasting away at the front - yet our brave people held out for 63 > days. Some say If our general Pemberton had not wanted to make a show on > the 4th of July with his kinsman, that horrid cruel union general Butler we > might still have beat them back. > > Now today i also discovered there is going to be new monument unveiled > there in October > 2001, the last monument that will ever be placed on this hollow ground. If > you go to this site you will see what it is going to be - The Kentucky > Monument with Jefferson Davis & Abraham Lincoln about to shake hands - what > an abomination - what a lie - Abraham never never offered his hand to the > South. The South did offer their hand as in you go your way and I'll go mine. > > http://www.geocities.com/civil_war_in_ky/ky-monument.html > > No sir - this was a war about MONEY - in Lincoln's own words > > "The state of Kentucky was so important to the Union that President Abraham > Lincoln stated, "I hope to have God on my side, but I must have Kentucky." > > With both its citizens and politicians divided on what course they should > follow, Kentucky, being a border state, attempted to remain neutral, but > was unsuccessful because of its strategic location and the divided > loyalties among its citizens. Farmers, who used the Ohio and Mississippi > rivers for transporting their produce, wanted access to both waterways and > the international port of New Orleans. If the South separated itself from > the North, this free access would be impeded. On the other hand, > influential plantation owners and state rights advocates sided with the > Confederacy. As a result, Kentuckians can be found in both Union and > Confederate armies. > > Josephine Lindsay Bass > Confederate Southron American > 216 Beach Park Lane > Cape Canaveral, FL 32920 > > ==== KYWBTSVETS Mailing List ==== > KYWBTSVETS LIST ADMINISTRATOR > <[email protected]> glenn