From: Dan Maguire (dmaguire@mchsi.com)
Date: Sat Jan 14 2006 - 07:59:02 PST
I'll jump in on this one - although I suppose that this is for Ed.
The was said by Robert Lewis Dabney, a Confederate Chaplain (baptist, I
R. L. Dabney is an interesting person to read about and I actually find
BR,
Fred Schlesinger (MTA) wrote:
> "Sirs, you have no reason to be ashamed of your Confederate dead; see to it
believe), in 1868 to a group to young southerners (military cadets, I
believe). I do *not* believe that he actually said "Confederate dead"
but only "dead." The term Confederate was certainly implied but I am
not so sure it should be inserted so liberally as I have seen.
the quote memorable in terms of motivating troops. The quote may have
some additional meaning to Southerner's, but of that I am not aware.
Dan
Auburn, IN
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> Ok- who said it?
> What were the circumstances?
> Why do people have a desire to repeat it?
> What about the confederacy is to be ashamed of 150 +- years later?
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