Member Review The Kentucky Unionist

[Reconstructed Rebel]

As a Kentuckian I found this paper, The Kentucky Unionist, by Elijah S. Watts, (born 1836 in Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky) read Oct. 10, 1895 to the Commandery of the State of Illinois, to be more than fascinating.

Many of the discussions and threads I have seen on the subject of Kentucky's loyalty, or lack thereof, during the war, seem to hinge on the particular part of Kentucky most familiar to the writer. This writer discusses the situation as it existed at that time in central Kentucky, and writes from his personal experiences and observations. Reading it, I felt I had stepped back in time and was hearing my ancestors debate the destabilizing events which lead them to war.

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Military essays and recollections; papers read before the commandery of the state of Illinois : Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. Commandery of the State of Illinois : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Vol. 3

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[Sheltowee]

This looks good.

"I once boasted to a Chicago gentleman that "we had a schoolhouse on every hilltop"; but he was severely practical, and promptly replied : "Yes, and a still-house in every valley ! '* He evidently lacked proper appreciation, so I discontinued the conversation." Page 196

That's classic!

 

[Reconstructed Rebel]

This looks good.

"I once boasted to a Chicago gentleman that "we had a schoolhouse on every hilltop"; but he was severely practical, and promptly replied : "Yes, and a still-house in every valley ! '* He evidently lacked proper appreciation, so I discontinued the conversation." Page 196

That's classic!

We've been making bourbon for a loooong time!

 

[TnFed]

We've been making bourbon for a loooong time!

Got a cousin on the TV show...Moonshiners..