Hello Everyone I thought this would be the place to post as I'm not a regular poster I thought this would be very interesting.
I live in Manchester England and until recently I had no clue how involved my own town was in the ACW , Having recently read the letter that Mr Lincoln wrote to the people of Manchester and having visited his statue in Lincoln Square and then finding out the sacrifices the cotton workers made for the Union cause have prompted me to become a bit of civil war bookworm.
On further reading I also found out that nearly 2% of Civil war soldiers were British which I found astonishing and had no clue about , We even have a Medal of Honour winner in Philip James Baybutt who is from Manchester and is buried in ironically Southern Cemetery not one mile from where I live.
Going to his Grave and placing flowers gave me a great feeling as the grave itself looked like it had never been cared for , I think I will do this on a regular basis.
Thx for reading my very small first post honouring some very brave men and workers.
I live in Manchester England and until recently I had no clue how involved my own town was in the ACW , Having recently read the letter that Mr Lincoln wrote to the people of Manchester and having visited his statue in Lincoln Square and then finding out the sacrifices the cotton workers made for the Union cause have prompted me to become a bit of civil war bookworm.
On further reading I also found out that nearly 2% of Civil war soldiers were British which I found astonishing and had no clue about , We even have a Medal of Honour winner in Philip James Baybutt who is from Manchester and is buried in ironically Southern Cemetery not one mile from where I live.
Going to his Grave and placing flowers gave me a great feeling as the grave itself looked like it had never been cared for , I think I will do this on a regular basis.
Thx for reading my very small first post honouring some very brave men and workers.