> Looks like he also forgot something else:
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> On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 5:47 PM, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
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> > when ultimately overwhelmed by the insurmountable numbers and resources of
> > the Union Army, . . .
> >
>
> . . . and not by the justice of their cause, in case anyone wondered about
> that . . . .
There's a monument to the Confederacy in Austin with fascinating text on the plaque. http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/North_America/United_States_of_America/Texas/Austin-875823/General_Tips-Austin-Capitol-BR-1.html
DIED FOR STATES RIGHTS GUARANTEED UNDER THE CONSTITUTION THE PEOPLE OF THE SOUTH, ANIMATED BY THE SPIRIT OF 1776, TO PRESERVE THEIR RIGHTS, WITHDREW FROM THE FEDERAL COMPACT IN 1861. THE NORTH RESORTED TO COERCION. THE SOUTH, AGAINST OVERWHELMING NUMBERS AND RESOURCES, FOUGHT UNTIL EXHAUSTED. DURING THE WAR THERE WERE TWENTY TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY SEVEN ENGAGEMENTS. IN EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY TWO OF THESE, AT LEAST ONE REGIMENT TOOK PART. NUMBER OF MEN ENLISTED: CONFEDERATE ARMIES 600,000; FEDERAL ARMIES 2,859,132 LOSSES FROM ALL CAUSES: CONFEDERATE, 437,000; FEDERAL, 485,216