Thursday, March 27, 2014

A Pawn Shop Special !

While browsing through a a pawn shop I found something Cool !


A Yankee Cannon Ball.
It was recovered from the site of a union fort in Suffolk VA.

It is now housed in my private collection !

Thursday, March 20, 2014

From The Front, 7/29/1861



In this letter William Henry Tatum tells of a Confederate soldier who's courage was equal to Stonewall's.


Wednesday, March 19, 2014

First Manassas.


                                                               First Manassas.



This is a letter from my ancestor William Henry Tatum
A member of the First Company Richmond Howitzers.


Monday, March 17, 2014

Glass Onion.


I told you about strawberry fields,
You know the place where nothing is real

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Well here's another place you can go 
Where everything flows.



Looking through the bent backed tulips
To see how the other half lives 


Looking through a glass onion.


I told you about the walrus and me, man


You know that we're as close as can be, man--

If I gotta explain it to ya, Ya don't need to know.

Saturday, March 1, 2014

Checkmate in "4"



I was on my way home from work and saw a yard sale.
 I hate yard sales but took a chance !
I snagged a cool chess set for $5 ---



I got to thinking what would the setup be like if it reflected the actual numbers in the war ?

Now then this ain't got no statistical back up, but I came up with this----

The South was out gunned and out manned !
And it still took em (The Yankees) 4 years to go 90 miles for a "Checkmate"

Just Sayin -----------