tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post7225819856323172707..comments2024-03-11T03:55:02.214-05:00Comments on Coffee with the Hermit: Andersonville For Western Wednesday...HermitJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13631580830147175636noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-79430004214485263662013-02-27T15:50:19.477-06:002013-02-27T15:50:19.477-06:00Hey Syrbal...
It's almost hard to imagine that...Hey Syrbal...<br />It's almost hard to imagine that we in the U.S. ever went through that, but all we need for a reminder is to visit some of the massive graveyards around the country.<br /><br />I see nothing good coming from most wars, especially those that linger on and on without end!<br /><br />Thanks for dropping over today!HermitJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13631580830147175636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-58866256144804823652013-02-27T13:09:34.972-06:002013-02-27T13:09:34.972-06:00Civil Wars are the worst, I think...each side seei...Civil Wars are the worst, I think...each side seeing the other as the most traitorous of men. There should be another word for such wars, for even more than most wars, they are anything but "civil"!<br /><br />I read MacKinlay Kantor's "Andersonville" when I was in high school; the oral book report almost reduced me to tears.Syrbal/Labryshttp://www.herlanderwalking.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-90238681374620312222013-02-27T12:32:36.864-06:002013-02-27T12:32:36.864-06:00Hey Hermit Ladee...
He was totally correct about t...Hey Hermit Ladee...<br />He was totally correct about that!<br /><br />His was a more accurate description, without a doubt.<br /><br />Thanks for coming over today!HermitJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13631580830147175636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-51464420916403146722013-02-27T11:45:50.755-06:002013-02-27T11:45:50.755-06:00My father (who is long gone now) used to throw a f...My father (who is long gone now) used to throw a fit whenever he saw or heard the words "civil war". He said there was no such thing as a "civil" war. He would always refer to it as the war between the states. Hermit Ladeehttp://hermitsholler.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-5301307027324542052013-02-27T10:32:57.952-06:002013-02-27T10:32:57.952-06:00Hey Dizzy...
With the weather up north being what ...Hey Dizzy...<br />With the weather up north being what it is this year, I can certainly understand you not wanting to go back there!<br /><br />One thing about our weather here in Texas, change is just around the corner...always!<br /><br />Thanks, buddy, for coming over today!HermitJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13631580830147175636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-1442139033968138662013-02-27T10:20:33.261-06:002013-02-27T10:20:33.261-06:00I think Texas should leave the union and become it...I think Texas should leave the union and become its own country. I don't believe I could live up north again.Dizzy-Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-64193058724563479472013-02-27T08:46:32.213-06:002013-02-27T08:46:32.213-06:00Hey Jo...
It never ceases to amaze me how cruel me...Hey Jo...<br />It never ceases to amaze me how cruel men can be to one another! The human mind can sure allow some brutal acts and is constantly coming up with new ones!<br /><br />Thanks, sweetie, for coming over this morning!HermitJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13631580830147175636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-43579242844824158592013-02-27T08:42:52.645-06:002013-02-27T08:42:52.645-06:00Hey Bill...
Having been raised in the great state ...Hey Bill...<br />Having been raised in the great state of Texas all my life, the one thing you can count on is that I am NOT a victim of northern schooling! What I do admit is to reporting the facts given by folks like History.com where this article came from!<br /><br />If you notice, in the post I mentioned that both sides had less than stellar conditions!<br /><br />None the less, I do appreciate your visit today!<br /><br /><br />Hey Phyllis...<br />Half truths are being taught as fact now days as well! Being able to learn from history is an art that we have never mastered and probably never will! That's a shame!<br /><br />Bring on that chocolate cake! I can use it today!<br /><br />Thanks for dropping in this morning!<br /><br /><br />Hey Sixbears...<br />So many lives were lost during the conflict that it staggers the mind!<br /><br />We certainly don't need that to ever happen again!<br /><br />Thanks, my friend, for coming over this morning!<br /><br /><br />Hey Linda...<br />I'll try and save you some sunshine! I sure don't want any of your snow!<br /><br />Looking pretty good outside right now, so we should be good to go!<br /><br />Thanks for dropping in today!HermitJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13631580830147175636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-11762576877520132282013-02-27T08:32:51.272-06:002013-02-27T08:32:51.272-06:00What horrible conditions we put each other through...What horrible conditions we put each other through. All wars are horrible and some times worse than the cause. <br /><br />Coffee on the patio sound nice. While the weather is getting better the mornings are still cold.JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05658713978278693047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-65668582153111203082013-02-27T07:57:09.432-06:002013-02-27T07:57:09.432-06:00i remember reading about the deplorable conditions...i remember reading about the deplorable conditions at Andersonville. How times have changed for prisoners. Hopefully our Country never has to go through anything like that ever again. Coffee outside sure sounds good to me as I am snowed in.linda mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08203742811516417039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-27563772294683284542013-02-27T03:26:34.141-06:002013-02-27T03:26:34.141-06:00It was a horrible war. (not that any of them are ...It was a horrible war. (not that any of them are wonderful) The death toll was high and it was brother against brother. Like you, I hope we never see another. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-7324548137113657912013-02-27T01:59:31.470-06:002013-02-27T01:59:31.470-06:00We have never learned from history.
Have been read...We have never learned from history.<br />Have been reading a lot about the South lately and much of what we learned in school up here in the North was a bunch of half-truths. Lord knows what they are teaching nowadays. If we can't get the past right, what is in our future?<br />The patio sounds lovely - its 32 here, windy and sleeting. I'll bring a chocolate cake for all! Phyllis (N/W Jersey)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-43283737916833077572013-02-27T01:24:49.955-06:002013-02-27T01:24:49.955-06:00Andersonville was not the worst. Elmyra New York w...Andersonville was not the worst. Elmyra New York was the worst and had a higher deathrate.<br /> Yankees at Andersonville ate as well as the guards ate. At Elmyra the southerners were starved to death on purpose. There was no food shortage in the north.<br /> You are a victim of northern schooling.<br /> From<br /> Bill Stegkemper in FloridaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com