Some New News About an Old War.
1. NO SCV SNOW-- I was busy clearing snow off the driveway this morning, so didn't make it down to Des Plaines for the Camp Douglas SCV meeting. Hopefully next time unless I've given up the winter fight and headed southward to the warmth.
2. FUNNY STORY-- In the Civil War Talk Forum by Eric Jacobson-- In 1902, General Longstreet was visiting West Point and saw Joe Wheeler dressed in a blue uniform of the US Army. He said, "Joe, I hope that Almighty God takes me before he does you, for I want to be within the gates of hell to hear Jubal Early cuss you out in the blue uniform."
During the years following the war, Longstreet had become a Republican Congressman and Fighting Joe Wheeler had joined the US Army. Jubal Early had heaped lots of abuse on Longstreet for "losing Gettysburg" and being a turncoat. Evidently, Old Jube was well-known for his cussing.
3. FORT FISHER SURVIVORS ASSOCIATION-- The Back Then Column in the Wilmington Star News went to Dec. 25, 1908. The executive committee of the Fort Fisher Survivors Association composed of Wm. Lamb, N.M. Curtiss, Jas. A. Smith, H.C. McQueen and R.W. Price, have called a special meeting of the group in Washington, DC, to bring before Congress a call to create a national park at the Civil War battle site. Lamb was the Confederate commander of Fort Fisher, and Curtiss was in charge of part of the Union soldiers attacking it. "My old friend, the enemy," as Lamb referred to him. I don't know who the others were, nor had I ever heard of the association.
Now, You Know. --Blockade-R
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
