tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post2659058291082771116..comments2024-03-05T03:05:52.336-06:00Comments on To The Manner Born: Things to do in -Charleston, SCToadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17320342028348619490noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post-39558875658174089652010-12-21T16:50:41.480-06:002010-12-21T16:50:41.480-06:00Yes I did!Yes I did!Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15005152935241167959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post-13979429260831037182010-12-20T09:14:55.057-06:002010-12-20T09:14:55.057-06:00Like James I can remember the 100 year anniversary...Like James I can remember the 100 year anniversary celebrations. (I bet you too had a gray kepi, with the confederate flag sticker on the front, James) Times were VERY much different then.Toadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17320342028348619490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post-31147430263410864372010-12-20T08:57:45.942-06:002010-12-20T08:57:45.942-06:00We have a letter from one of my several-great aunt...We have a letter from one of my several-great aunts talking to family in the North (Baltimore) about hearing the first shots of the war.Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post-16599212165766024122010-12-20T08:34:46.058-06:002010-12-20T08:34:46.058-06:00Here, here James! States rights was a driving forc...Here, here James! States rights was a driving force in The War. Funny how that is rarely remembered.<br /><br />And thanks to you Toad for writing on this. Many would not.Southern H and Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04545345559970490228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post-16245494116318327472010-12-20T06:06:48.745-06:002010-12-20T06:06:48.745-06:00The biggest issue for me is I remember the 100th a...The biggest issue for me is I remember the 100th anniversary as a boy living in Augusta Ga. God I'm old. We're still arguing on of the biggest issues of the war today, states rights.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15005152935241167959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post-78414720712606275682010-12-20T06:02:24.136-06:002010-12-20T06:02:24.136-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15005152935241167959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post-30379634992745176992010-12-20T04:26:28.620-06:002010-12-20T04:26:28.620-06:00I did see those articles of secession in November ...I did see those articles of secession in November -- one of the copies was hanging in a tour home -- interestingly enough, the home it was in, the ancestor, because of his businesses would not sign it!!!! So PC was alive and well even back then!!!<br /><br />As a person living in a town with civil war history, it is amazing that of all the wars, we're still "fighting" this one. Several times a year reenactors come to our little town to "play" war!!!<br /><br />And the heritage organizations from this war -- the Sons of Union Veterans, the Daughters of Union Veterans, the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the Sons of Confederate Veterans. <br /><br />Perhaps all of this is because this was an American war?<br /><br />I do know that in our little town we're celebrating in January at our National Historic Site -- for we feel that we (Bleeding Kansas) is the true start of the War Between the States.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post-1537860604281133262010-12-20T02:43:51.303-06:002010-12-20T02:43:51.303-06:00Charleston is a fabulous city, particularly around...Charleston is a fabulous city, particularly around The Battery. It is difficult to see how to play the whole Civil War/Romance of the South thing. On one hand the anti-bellum homes are gorgeous and we can all dream of the luxury the masters enjoyed. But no really exalted lifestyle can be had without it being at someone's cost. I suppose one pays big salaries these days for service, but some of the quirky stories one hears makes me wonder if any pay is enough. Never mind - it's all about fantasy, right?Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239488936038510294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post-1405554827711161132010-12-20T00:59:10.262-06:002010-12-20T00:59:10.262-06:00Toad, I have always wanted to visit, having heard ...Toad, I have always wanted to visit, having heard so many great things about Charleston!<br /><br />Joyeaux Noel!<br /><br />xoxo<br />Karena<br />Art by KarenaKarenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206642885608991170noreply@blogger.com