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Sunday, April 30, 2006
8:50:00 PM EDT

The Weekly Fireside 06 Nov 2005 - Part 1


"The Weekly Fireside"
of the American Civil War History
Special Interest Group;
Distribution Coast to Coast
Week ending 06 November 2005
 
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NOTES FROM THE HELPERS OF THE CIVIL WAR HISTORY CHATS
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If you haven't gotten your newsletter, PLEASE do check your Spam Folder just in case it's there. 
 IF you respond to anything in they newsletter, PLEASE send it to [CWWeeklyFireside@aol.com] screen name.
 
We're sorry if you missed our sing-a-long around the Fireside.  We had a great time.  I won't say anyone sang off key but the dogs were howling if that tells you anything    
 
We have MANY internet subscribers to the newsletter who can't access our AOL rooms, and I was wondering whether you all would like to have a Civil War chat scheduled on the internet, available to everyone.  I've only had one reply to this, I really wish some others would give feedback. 
 
I've had two replies about this....  one of the internet folks has said they would like to seeus set up an internet chat.  The other said no, if it was going to replace our current AOL chats. When I assured her it wouldn't, she thought it would be a good idea.   Anyone else have any ideas?? 
 
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You can visit the Genealogy Schedule by going to
[http://journals.aol.com/gchjenna/AOLGenealogyCommunityNews/] which includes our Civil War chats.  Watch there for announcements for special programs in the chats...  Enter your surnames, your brickwalls, Need help, GENTREK announcements, our Chat schedule,  Your hosts can even let you know if they can't be in their chat and who might be subbing for them.  Put this in your favorite places and visit if often. 
 
You can also check out other Civil War chats,  
Mondays 9-10 PM ET
Thursdays 9-10 PM ET
Both are in the Mason Dixon Room (aol://2719:3-508-Mason%20Dixon%20Line) (on AOL only) They have some great Trivia quizzes
 
I have had comments from some of you that you won't go to the Mason Dixon Line room because of previous bad experiences.  I think if you visit on the nights of the trivia, you'll find a great group of folks there.   
  
Stop by the NEW Genealogy Community Website.  [http://www.genealogycommunity.com] 
Please register and be sure to post your queries on the message boards.  More content is being added all the time.  Once you get register, (it really is painless) try visiting one of the chatrooms to see what they look like.  If we have enough interest, we could schedule a Civil War chat.
 
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"THE BOOK SHELF"
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OK folks I know there are those of you who read Civil War books all the time...  How about taking a few minutes and telling us about them.  It doesn't have to be long.  Send your review to along with the title, author to  [ CWWeeklyFireside@aol.com]   
 
Civil War Book Review  [http://www.cwbr.com/]
 

BOOK REVIEW by GCH Sandy J

 

The Last Full Measure

By Jeff Shaara

 

This is the third in the Civil War Trilogy.  It begins post-Gettysburg, and the rest of the war is seen through major characters.   Each chapter is named for a person:  Lee, Chamberlain, Grant, Sheridan, etc. with appropriate dates.

 

It was Chamberlain the hero at Five Forks who said, "God would demand the last full measure of the men" to crush the rebellion. Chamberlain would join with Crawford and Griffin on the right flank of Pickett while Sheridan would hold the left flank; the causalities were enormous.

 

It portrays the politics of war, how President Davis came under media attack and isolated himself in Richmond, far from knowing the true nature of the battles.  Lincoln was himself in jeopardy of losing the election because of news reports always reporting negative news, often inaccurate, about the performance of the Northern military.  Has anything changed today?

 

Jeff Shaara brings you to the battlefield once again, allowing you to hear the sounds, see the action, feel the emotions, and shake your head at some of the barbarism and cruelty of some leaders who sacked and burned innocent folks' homes and businesses.   You are there to see the best of men and the worst of men.

 

From other books I've read about the Civil War, his depiction of battles, maps, and events are pretty accurate.   In switching from North to South, from major to minor character, he keeps the reader involved in the events.

 

I noticed a minor character named Wolford, and smiled, wondering if that was Jim's relative.   He took up only half a page, but this is Mr. Shaara's way of bringing in more than just the officers.

 

I'd highly recommend the trilogy.


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--------OUR WEEKLY READING--------
(items from our Letters, Songs,
and Poems evenings)
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I'm Going Home to Dixie
Music and lyrics by Daniel Decatur Emmett
1. There is a land where cotton grows,
A land where milk and honey flows,
I'm going home to Dixie;
Yes; I am going home.
 
chorus :
I've got no time to tarry,
I've got no time to stay,
'Tis a rocky road to travel,
to Dixie far away.
I've got no time to tarry,
I've got no time to stay,
'Tis a rocky road to travel,
to Dixie far away.
 
2. I will climb up the highest hill,
And sing your praise with right good will.
I'm going home to Dixie;
Yes; I am going home.
 
(chorus)
 
3. I've wander'd far, both to and fro'
But Dixie's heaven here below.
I'm going home to Dixie;
Yes; I am going home.
 
 (chorus)
 
4. O list to what I've got to say,
Freedom to me will never pay!
I'm going home to Dixie;
Yes; I am going home.
 
(chorus)
 
5. A shadow and a phantom frail,
The mighty truth it must prevail!
I'm going home to Dixie;
Yes; I am going home.
 
(chorus)
 
6. In Dixie Land the fields do bloom
And color'd men have welcome room.
I'm going home to Dixie;
Yes; I am going home.
 .
(chorus)
 
7. I will proclaim it loud and long.
I love old Dixie right or wrong.
I'm going home to Dixie;
Yes; I am going home.
 
chorus
 
You can hear the music for this and other songs at:
 
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THE HELP DESK
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Do you have a question that you didn't get to ask in the chatrooms?? 
Send us and email [CWWeeklyFireside@aol.com] and we'll post it here to see if some of our readers can help you.  If you get an answer to your question, please let us know.
 
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DID YOU KNOW?
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If you have something we could use here, PLEASE send it along.   Thanks!!!!
 
Balloons in the American Civil War
[http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Lighter_than_air/Civil_War_balloons/LTA5.htm ]

Did You Know that the Civil War saw the first use of aerial reconaissance? Both the Confederacy and the Union used hot air balloons to do their spying! In the South, many ladies donated their used silk dresses and petticoats to form the body of a balloon. Wits referred to it as the Flying Petticoat ;-)  Check out this link to learn more about the balloons and the fascinating professor Lowe.
 
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Did you know that Stonewall Jackson is not only one of the great generals of the Civil War, but one of its most bizarre characters ?

Some would say that he was extremely eccentric.  He was certainly a hypochondriac, with various kinds of worries about his body. He would often hold his right hand up in the air because he thought he didn't have an equilibrium of blood in his body and if he held his right hand up, then the blood would flow down and re-establish equilibrium, as he put it.
 
He would not eat pepper because he thought it weakened his left leg—not his right leg, just his left leg. He wouldn't let his back touch the back of a chair because he said it jumbled his organs, and it was important to sit upright so the organs were naturally atop of one another.

To learn more about this great general of the South, check out these links

Stonewall Jackson Resources. VMI Archives.
[http://www.vmi.edu/archives/jackson/jackson.html ]

Thomas J. Jackson Biography Page
[http://www.civilwarhome.com/jackbio.htm]

Stonewall Jackson House
[ http://www.stonewalljackson.org]
 
Thanks (((((Rua)))))
 
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Weekly Web Sites we've received
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If you have a favorite Civil War site, please send them to [CWWeeklyFireside@aol.com] 
 
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From ESmith4072
 
 
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From bitsobluengray
 
The Civil War Pictures Database
[http://www.civilwar-pictures.com/]
 
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From Dale R. Niesen, Webmaster of the following website
 
Civil War Mysteries: Home of the Unknowns
[http://www.civilwarmysteries.com/]
 
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From  A Friend
 
Museum of History - Hall of North and South Americans
[http://www.famousamericans.net/]
 
U.S. Civil War Trivia Quizzes and Quiz Questions
http://www.funtrivia.com/dir/778.html

Civil War 1865 Timeline Maps and Exhibits
http://americancivilwar.com/tl/tl1865.html

US Civil War Generals
http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/generals.html

The American Civil War Homepage
http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/warweb.html

Admiral Farragut Top Page
http://www.encompass.net/~ctyson/civwar/farmain.htm

The Music of the American Civil War (1861-1865)
http://www.pdmusic.org/civilwar.html

Civil War Interactive
[http://www.civilwarinteractive.com/]

Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records
The Political Graveyard
[http://www.findagrave.com/]

Folk Music of England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales and America
[http://www.contemplator.co[m/folk.html ]

Handbook of Texas Online: GERMANS
[http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/GG/png2.html]

The Political Graveyard
[http://politicalgraveyard.com/]
 
Continued in Part 2


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