The Confederate battle flag is the St.Andrews Cross. The St. Andrews Cross is still the state flag of Alabama and Florida. I suppose they are going to be the next "racist" flags to be hauled down. St. Andrew was crucified on a X cross rather than on the traditional Christian cross. Jerry C. -----Original Message----- From: skm <flintlock@kcnet.com> To: Southern-Trails-L@rootsweb.com <Southern-Trails-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 4:07 PM Subject: Re: [SouthernTrails] Flying the Confederate Flag >Could someone explain about jayhawkers? Also, whoever wrote about it being >Pinkerton men who shot the James home could very possibly be right. > > >Hepgrannie@aol.com wrote: > >> In a message dated 6/12/01 11:53:34 PM, historybuff123@hotmail.com writes: >> >> << If you think people >> fly that flag to show defiance, hatred of Yankees, or to be flat out racist, >> you have been brainwashed by the media and the poitically "correct" people >> to think as they do. >> >> >> As a born and bred "Yankee" from NY, I am in total agreement with you. After >> reading several accounts of the Civil War while looking for my paternal >> ancestors who supposedly rode with Quantrill, I have been enlightened as to >> the unfair treatment of the people who lived in Missouri and other southern >> areas.....not to mention the attrocities committed by the Union soldiers and >> the Jayhawkers. >> >> I knew that the war was not entirely about slavery as we were taught and >> "states rights" was the most important issue and I believe that as a >> political conservative (a rarity in NY?, not that rare, actually), we are >> still battling for less "Federalism". >> >> Anyway, the usual outcry about "freedom of expression" should also apply to >> anyone who wants to fly the Confederate flag, in my opinion. >> >> Eileen in NY >> >> ============================== >> Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! >> http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > > >============================== >Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp >Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! >