Comments on: Should Decatur Honor a Union Soldier?

By: marie

marie — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:41:38 +0000

I don’t see why decatur wouldn’t honor union army soldiers. The two rival armies was more alike than different. They both were fighting for their beliefs which is union: wanted america to be one country, confederate: wanted to be separate from the north. Black people were very misguided in this war but still knew the truth about the union army, they still wanted slavery as their rival did. they treated blacks like pure crap and they killed alot of black people as well. Lincoln was not black people hero. He was just as crooked. Black wanted to fight for something so they fought on the side rumored to be fighting for them but they were clearly not.

By: Brianc

Brianc — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:44:52 +0000

So “economics” justified the status quo? And if it truly was all about economics, then once that battle was lost race relations should have worked out in short order. What happened? Why Jim Crow laws? All about economics too huh? Please, spare me the white man’s burden whining. I’m sure the proud German citizens thought they were on the right side too, as long they were winning and their economy was humming along.

By: MikeC

MikeC — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:44:53 +0000

This is only tangentially related to the topic, but, hey, it’s Friday…

The Roman Road

The Roman Road runs straight and bare
As the pale parting-line in hair
Across the heath. And thoughtful men
Contrast its days of Now and Then,
And delve, and measure, and compare;

Visioning on the vacant air
Helmeted legionnaires, who proudly rear
The Eagle, as they pace again
The Roman Road.

But no tall brass-helmeted legionnaire
Haunts it for me. Uprises there
A mother’s form upon my ken,
Guiding my infant steps, as when
We walked that ancient thoroughfare,
The Roman Road.

— Thomas Hardy

By: dogu30030

dogu30030 — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:41:49 +0000

Dave Kell you are correct. The annals of war are embellished by the victors.

By: TOK

TOK — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:59:31 +0000

“The past is never dead. It’s not even past.”

-William Faulkner