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[Courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection.]
G.A.R. vets P.R. Barker and John Houder from Fitzgerald, Georgia, tell war stories to kids on historic Boston Common in August, 1924. The 58th National Encampment of the G.A.R. was held in Boston that year, August 10-15. Over 65,000 veterans attended from across the country.
I liked the Joan Baez version as well . Not the most accurate song though . What was Robert E Lee doing in Tennessee ?I was just thinking about that last night. When I should have been sleeping that song, "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down," by The Band kept going through my head.
I Love that song. "The Band was not trying to take sides," I read. Robbie Robertson wanted "to pay all due respects to the events that ripped a nation apart and not siding with any of the parties but rather describe the sentiment and human suffering of a confederate soldier at the end of and shortly after the war." I think that song was in my head off and on from three to five oclock. LOL wonder what that means.
Cool photo. Fitzgerald, Georgia was settled by Union veterans and their families after the war.G.A.R. vets P.R. Barker and John Houder from Fitzgerald, Georgia, tell war stories to kids on historic Boston Common in August, 1924. The 58th National Encampment of the G.A.R. was held in Boston that year, August 10-15. Over 65,000 veterans attended from across the country.
Back in 2015, I posted a thread on Fitzgerald, GA that includes a photo of Members of the GAR Colony Post #14 ca. 1895 and some info about the development of the "Colony City." The streets were named for Union and Confederate notables: seven of the 14 North-South streets were named Grant, Sherman, Sheridan, Thomas, Logan, Meade and Hooker. And the other 7 were Hill, Bragg, Gordon, Longstreet, Jackson, Johnston and Lee. A hotel was built there - they named it the Lee-Grant hotel. Here's the link https://civilwartalk.com/threads/po...nciliation-fitzgerald-ga.114169/#post-1131227Cool photo. Fitzgerald, Georgia was settled by Union veterans and their families after the war.
This all shows a definite interest in never letting any forget. They did well, and just as in Olympic Games, we carry the torch onward.Back in 2015, I posted a thread on Fitzgerald, GA that includes a photo of Members of the GAR Colony Post #14 ca. 1895 and some info about the development of the "Colony City." The streets were named for Union and Confederate notables: seven of the 14 North-South streets were named Grant, Sherman, Sheridan, Thomas, Logan, Meade and Hooker. And the other 7 were Hill, Bragg, Gordon, Longstreet, Jackson, Johnston and Lee. A hotel was built there - they named it the Lee-Grant hotel. Here's the link https://civilwartalk.com/threads/po...nciliation-fitzgerald-ga.114169/#post-1131227
Notice the little girl with the Dorothy Hamill haircut!G.A.R. vets P.R. Barker and John Houder from Fitzgerald, Georgia, tell war stories to kids on historic Boston Common in August, 1924. The 58th National Encampment of the G.A.R. was held in Boston that year, August 10-15. Over 65,000 veterans attended from across the country.
This is great stuff! Thanks for posting it! My Great Grandpappy, Isaac Mason, was running through the swamps when the 7th Mass. Light artillery fired that last shot. He had to have retreated through Stockton Alabama on his way to Citronelle where he was captured. After the war he settled in Stockton. He built the "Old Home Place" out of two slave cabins. My mother and six brothers and sisters grew up during the depression in that old house. It still stands to this day under the care of his grandsons. They say on a dark night you can still hear the cannon from Fort Blakley. Ghost cannon, they call it.
I liked the Joan Baez version as well . Not the most accurate song though . What was Robert E Lee doing in Tennessee ?
OK I hacked this out at work and have not checked it for errors so it's going to be rough. I want to write this into a book. I have written stories for American Whitewater magazine but that was a long time ago.OK, you can't stop there. That's one of those stories that's like Lay Potato chips, no one eat just one? Love to see the Old Home Place- talk about history!