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Date published: 4/3/2008
I must provide some politically incorrect information regarding the proposed park in Stafford County ["Park proposed for Civil War's 'Valley Forge,'" March 26].
I believe the only comparison between the Federal army's encampment in Stafford and the real Valley Forge is that they were both military encampments. The Marquis de Lafayette said this about the Continental Army at Valley Forge: "The unfortunate soldiers were in want of everything; they had neither coats nor hats, nor shirts, nor shoes. Their feet and their legs froze until they were black, and it was often necessary to amputate them." The comparison is an insult. The historical markers at the park should include the history of the invading army's successful effort to prevent the self-determination and freedom of the Southern states. The markers should also include information about the Union army's success in reducing most of Fredericksburg to rubble in the middle of winter and making refugees of all the women, the children, the old, and the sick. This was total war against all. The Rappahannock River is 184 miles long, but the Union army had to cross at Fredericksburg, where there were no Confederates present initially. When they build a park in Chambersburg, Pa., for Confederate Brig. Gen. John McCausland and his men who burned the town to the ground, I will welcome the park to Stafford. Ted Humphries Stafford
problem was more specifically the fear that the govt. would tell the southern states they couldn't own slaves. North and south had battled decades over the issues the revisionists now want to blame for the war. It wasn't until Lincoln was elected that they began to secede because they believed he and the newly formed Republican party that took control of House and Senate would abolish slavery. The timing was no coincidence and it had nothing to do with abuses--they had not even taken office yet.
Too bad English is a lost language. If you actually read the statements, it is crystal clear that the problem was the Federal government telling the South what they could do and not do, a clear violation of the Constitution. The references to slavery in the statements were but one example of the unconstitutional and therefore unlawful abuses of power by the Federal government. The South voted to leave a Federal government that was breaking its own laws. Some things never change.
those actually involved--read what they themselves said about their reasons in their articles of secession. They themselves said it was about slavery. It was the revisionist history apologist historians who wanted to make money on books coming up with new analysis on why the war was fought who put out all these other reasons. There has actually been some limited study and evidence that this is the case. Read the articles of secession for the various states--they make it clear it's about slavery.
Such a venting. I expressed no hate, no anger. As for recognition of the CSA as a nation by other nations, I submit they scarcely had time to design a flag, let alone a Nation, before they were invaded and forced into submission. As for your slavery assertion, it was perpetuated not eliminated by the North and it continues today, the only difference is the slaves are owned by the Democrat's gov't welfare state.
Did the people ask for a park to commemorate a Civil War event? History should be kept alive or we are bound to repeat it, however , let's keep it alive in books and other media. Chiswald, I am with you on on your take on the civil war. Maybe Stafford County in it's infinite wisdom should spent the extra money they have to organize a fuel cooperative for it's citizens or reduce taxes or pay more for teachers.
It's time governments stop wasting money on monumnts to opression and war.
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