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As a Southerner and native of the Shenandoah Valley, I offer reflections on the Civil War-era South… and sometimes a little more. But… expect the unexpected
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My beef with care-free “headstoning”
Harry (aka Bull Runnings) sent me this image just yesterday. The shot is of a headstone in a cemetery in Beaver County, Pa., near the Pennsylvania/Ohio line. Now, to some, looking at this headstone might evoke a response like, “Yes, so, it’s a Confederate soldier’s headstone. So?” Yet, it just isn’t that simple. For one, […]
My point in posting the pension abstract… more on the way in which “Black Confederates” are “honored”
September 1, 2008 by Robert Moore
Despite criticism of my motivations behind one of my most recent posts, posting what I did was not merely a matter of convenience in support of my argument. The material does support it, but that’s not the point. This is just laying out the facts as defined, not by me, but by the state and […]
More on headstones, pensions and “Black Confederates”
August 29, 2008 by Robert Moore
Feeling the need to clarify my thoughts on some things, the following applies… Regarding the use of pensions to justify ordering a soldier’s headstone While I do believe that digging into pension records of Civil War era soldiers/sailors can be a means of gathering evidence in support of military service, just as in the case […]
Confederate headstones and the question of “willful” service
July 30, 2008 by Robert Moore
Note: Feeling a need to clarify my thoughts on some matters, as of 29 August 2008, I added something to the points that I have made in this post. See another post for additional details. I’d be curious to see the V.A. headstone application stats. Specifically, I’d like to see how many Civil War headstones […]
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