Running the Blockade: Some New News About an Old War.
1. RE-ENACTOR SHOT-- Authorities believe they now know what dirty-rotten Confed shot 73-year-old former New York City police officer this past September. He was shot in the shoulder. Re-enactors are reported to be "freaked out" over the incident. No charges have been filed, but it is suspected that the culprit was one of several non-affiliated Confederate re-enactors who showed up for the event.
2. DON'T NEED THIS-- The Oct. 25th Green Bay Gazette reports that a man in Oconto Falls, Wisconsin took down his Halloween decorations that had black-faced scarecrows hanging from trees in his yard.. They are now leaning against a tree and their faces have been painted white. He also had a Confederate battle flag in his yard. Definitely something we don't need in today's charged anti-Confederate flag climate.
3. BASH AT THE CLASH-- The October 3rd re-enactment of the Battle of Fort Sanders in Knoxville, Tennessee, was also a fund-raiser for the McClurg Museum and McNabb Center called the "Bash at the Clash."
Fort Sanders was a clash between Union General Burnside and Confederate General Longstreet's forces. It was the final; attempt of Confederate forces to dislodge the Federals from Knoxville and took place November 29, 1863.
Fort Sanders was considered to be a weak link in Union defenses, but the Confederates didn't know about the wide, deep ditch in front of the fort. Confederate losses were 780 while Union was 100.
Now, You Know. --Old B-Runner
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
