Ann, you are right on the mark. ALL of my ancestors were in Virginia and PA by the mid 1600's (actually 1635 was the first date) and very early 1700's. I am very proud of what they did to insure you and me of the life we now live. And the heritage we can call our own by freeing us from British rule. We fought each other in the Revolutionary War too. We fought the British and our neighbors who took their allegiance to the King of England very seriously. They were called "Loyalists" but they were Americans. Enough said about the Civil War where Fathers fought their sons and cousins fought cousins and I could go on forever. It was a really Crummy and Stupid war for "States Rights" not entirely for or against slavery. Slavery was the excuse they used. Thanks CUZ and Ann and all the rest who have contributed to this conversation. Fern ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann Wilmer" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2006 9:37 AM Subject: [VAAMHERS] Re: [Spam] VAAMHERS-D Digest V06 #51 >I can't speak for everyone but I think most of us who are interested in > genealogy are also interested in history, generally -- especially the > history that helped to shape the region from whence we came. And we cannot > ignore the Civil War or its ramifications. > > BTW: A.T.'s CSA veteran ancestors are mine, too. Most were poor as > churchmice and, so far, we have not found one who owned slaves. > > > > > > > > > ==== VAAMHERS Mailing List ==== > Thank you, Rootsweb, for making this list possible! > http://www.rootsweb.com > >