Everybody (usually) has 8 Great Great Grandfathers. So I had 8 of 'em, and 7 served the whole War in the Union Army. The 8th changed sides right after Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
My people won ~ those people lost. It's time for them to get over it.
Damn Yankee ! ;-P
Wow, that's quite a lineage. I had to search and search just to find ONE gggg uncle who served in the Civil War (Union). I guess I must come from a long line of draft dodgers. LOL.
You said: My people won ~ those people lost. It's time for them to get over it.
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I don't think anyone is threatening to re-fight the Civil War. Rather, they are attempting to preserve a bit of history. The manner in which this county made the change is an abomination to the democratic process, and it would be no matter what action is taken. These politicians should at least have had the courage of their convictions. I don't really care that much how the issue was resolved, but the process really stunk.
Fewer if cousins marry in any intervening generation. Results will vary depending on what part of Virginia we're talking about here.
My people won ~ those people lost. It's time for them to get over it.
Isn't it interesting how more and more people are moving to the South from the east because the east has gotten so crowded, with very high taxes----watch out it seems the South WILL rise again!