- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
Civil War Confederate veteran interview
Posted on 6/4/21 at 4:24 pm
Posted on 6/4/21 at 4:24 pm
YouTube
This is a video of a recording of a Civil War veteran in 1947. The guy in the video was born in 1846 and fought in Virginia under James Longstreet. Pretty interesting to hear a person from that time period speak 160 years later after the fact.
This is a video of a recording of a Civil War veteran in 1947. The guy in the video was born in 1846 and fought in Virginia under James Longstreet. Pretty interesting to hear a person from that time period speak 160 years later after the fact.
22
Posted on 6/4/21 at 4:59 pm to red sox fan 13
Amazing audio. Just amazing.
Posted on 6/4/21 at 5:07 pm to Zarkinletch416
Interesting. Not bitter at all.
Posted on 6/4/21 at 5:33 pm to antibarner
That guy probably had a fraction of the formal education that today’s elites but sounds infinitely more intelligent
Posted on 6/4/21 at 5:34 pm to red sox fan 13
The last part was very interesting. He said the South did not fight for the preservation or extension of slavery. They were fighting for states rights.
Posted on 6/4/21 at 5:40 pm to PrimeTime Money
quote:
They were fighting for states rights
Any particular right they had in mind? Maybe just states rights as a whole?
This post was edited on 6/4/21 at 5:41 pm
Posted on 6/4/21 at 5:41 pm to red sox fan 13
It’s pretty neat to hear people from that era speak. Little things like the way in which he expressed how he had felt kindly toward General Grant, and how he felt no special hatred toward Mr. Lincoln or any Federal soldier. The accent is tops though. It sounds so regal.
I’ve read many snippets from former slaves and soldiers alike from that era, both north and south and none of them were as bitter or nasty as they are today, and hell, they lived it. I suppose witnessing a half a decade of blood and guts flowing throughout this land has a way of saying enough is enough, and it’s time to heal.
I’ve read many snippets from former slaves and soldiers alike from that era, both north and south and none of them were as bitter or nasty as they are today, and hell, they lived it. I suppose witnessing a half a decade of blood and guts flowing throughout this land has a way of saying enough is enough, and it’s time to heal.
Posted on 6/4/21 at 5:42 pm to parrothead
quote:
Any particular right they had in mind? Maybe just states rights as a whole?
The 10th one
Posted on 6/4/21 at 5:44 pm to red sox fan 13
That dude lived through a ton of shite
Posted on 6/4/21 at 5:45 pm to parrothead
The 10th amendment, in the bill of rights brah.
Posted on 6/4/21 at 5:49 pm to PrimeTime Money
Straight from the source. The war was all about states rights. Slavery was a very minor cause, if one at all. We all know the North was just as bad as the South when it came to the treatment of blacks, and to be honest, it sounds like from this guy that the blacks didn’t have it too bad back then even with slavery going on. Shows how much propaganda hammered into people for decades can completely change the perception of something.
Posted on 6/4/21 at 5:50 pm to BAMAMAN73
Something something winners and history
Posted on 6/4/21 at 6:14 pm to red sox fan 13
That oldd guy was surprisingly well spoken for a man of 101 years old. I enjoyed listening to him.
Posted on 6/4/21 at 6:17 pm to PrimeTime Money
quote:
The last part was very interesting. He said the South did not fight for the preservation or extension of slavery. They were fighting for states rights
He has no idea what he was fighting for.
Sincerely,
Arrogant liberals
Posted on 6/4/21 at 7:00 pm to red sox fan 13
That’s crazy to think how much the world changed during his life. From muskets or I guess early rifles to nukes. Cars, electricity, TV, air conditioning. Dude lived through two world wars.
Posted on 6/4/21 at 7:39 pm to biglego
quote:
That’s crazy to think how much the world changed during his life. From muskets or I guess early rifles to nukes. Cars, electricity, TV, air conditioning. Dude lived through two world wars
It really is significant. I realized the other day that my grandmother was born over 20 years closer to the end of the Civil War than my son was born after WW2.
The amount of technological and social change in less than 1.5 centuries is amazing.
Most good. Some bad.
Posted on 6/4/21 at 8:02 pm to parrothead
The Civil War was much more complex than just slavery regardless of the revisionist and reductionist history that you believe in. If it was about slavery, then why didn't they free the slaves until 1865? If Lincoln was so abolitionist, why did the Emancipation Proclamation not apply to Northern states too?
Posted on 6/4/21 at 8:03 pm to red sox fan 13
I just gave it a full listen. Thank you for sharing this raw piece of history.
I’m digesting it now. My first reaction is...
He was just a boy.
How many of us knew anything at 16?
On the cusp of manhood.
The wisest kind of stupid.
There’s a reason they conscript young men into the army before the old.
Like soft clay.
Only knowing what we’re told in a way we now can’t even fathom.
I heard no Hate or malice in that old man’s words.
Just a pawn caught up in a game of chess played many levels above his shoulders.
And a sentiment strikes my mind.
I’m digesting it now. My first reaction is...
He was just a boy.
How many of us knew anything at 16?
On the cusp of manhood.
The wisest kind of stupid.
There’s a reason they conscript young men into the army before the old.
Like soft clay.
Only knowing what we’re told in a way we now can’t even fathom.
I heard no Hate or malice in that old man’s words.
Just a pawn caught up in a game of chess played many levels above his shoulders.
And a sentiment strikes my mind.
Posted on 6/4/21 at 8:05 pm to tigahbruh
quote:
The amount of technological and social change in less than 1.5 centuries is amazing.
I saw it posted this week that it was something like 64 years from the Wright Bros to the Moon
Posted on 6/4/21 at 8:06 pm to parrothead
quote:
Any particular right they had in mind? Maybe just states rights as a whole?
I don't know, maybe Jefferson Davis said which right they specifically wanted to preserve.
Page 1 of 12
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News