tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post6124501688867059047..comments2023-10-16T08:25:47.205-05:00Comments on PARSLEY'S PICS: Today in History: March 9Leslie Parsleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-61743720016466693202010-03-14T20:38:30.275-05:002010-03-14T20:38:30.275-05:00In fact, he was the Founder of the "Knights o...In fact, he was the Founder of the "Knights of the White Camellia" or KKK as we now know it. Frodo also admired the military skills of George Patton, but he still resents him slapping Tim Considine.Frodo, has been busy latelyhttp://loveysdaddyga.tripod.com/blogdirectory/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-34404651373082972402010-03-09T20:50:31.034-06:002010-03-09T20:50:31.034-06:00My great, great (or maybe just great) grandfather ...My great, great (or maybe just great) grandfather was Forrest's teacher - and I think his only one. I guess you know he was a Grand Dragon in the KKK.Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-1343237170783081082010-03-09T18:57:10.828-06:002010-03-09T18:57:10.828-06:00Frodo greatly enjoys "this day in history.&qu...Frodo greatly enjoys "this day in history."<br /> <br />Nathan Bedford Forrest, according to Shelby Foote, perhaps the greatest cavalry commander in an army of great cavalry commanders, was particulary relevant to conflicts in Tennessee. Ulysses Simpson Grant made his reputation at Vicksburg, in Mississippi. And John Bell Hood, another Texan, lost body parts in almost every conflict Frodo, Company C, Seventh Virginia Cavalryhttp://loveysdaddyga.tripod.com/blogdirectory/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-74366156446524352272010-03-09T10:35:05.433-06:002010-03-09T10:35:05.433-06:00Unlike a lot of Southerners I'm not one of tho...Unlike a lot of Southerners I'm not one of those rabid Civil War buffs. But you have to admit that there is a lot of history in these parts - especially where you are. So much seems to be focused on VA and GA that I think some people forget SC's vital role.<br /><br />Thanks for adding me. But I sincerely enjoy your blog and I honestly do not add ones to my list unless I sincerely like Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-57940443847589174432010-03-09T07:48:05.023-06:002010-03-09T07:48:05.023-06:00My hometown Georgetown, South Carolina sits on Win...My hometown Georgetown, South Carolina sits on Winyah Bay and when I was a kid riding in my dad's boat we pasted by the smoke stacks sticking out of the water of sunken Union gunboats that strayed too close to artillery batteries located on shore.<br /><br />Thought of those when they mentioned the ironclad battle. Got you on my blogroll.Commander Zaiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11000824454124236774noreply@blogger.com