In a message dated 3/1/01 1:33:43 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: << Not every Tennessean fought for the Confederacy. >> In fact, it is my understanding that here in East Tennessee, the only folks on the Confederate side were the moneyed townsfolks. All us hillbillies were Union. I know all my people that I can find were Union...hey, I can't help it if half of them are from Maples...um...I mean , Sevier County. >From the Heart of the Tennessee Valley, Beth