[sionnsar]

And as a good Southerner, I have to remember that the modern US Thanksgiving was first proclaimed by Abe Lincoln in thanksgiving for killing a bunch of Confederates at Missionary Ridge.

Ack! I did not know that. And my grandfather had a house (my father grew up) on Missionary Ridge!

[Martin Tell]

my grandfather had a house (my father grew up) on Missionary Ridge!

My wife's family lives in East Ridge.

I walked the Missionary Ridge battlefield with her (what can I say, I'm such a romantic devil). It's amazing to me that Sherman's men were able to climb the ridge, let alone win the battle - Bragg was such a bad general.

I'll probably take my son (now four) soon.