tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post2500519410525622197..comments2024-03-28T20:51:58.818-04:00Comments on Ramblin' with AM: Lincoln bookwormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06589840841266507266noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-72836717704390773182015-04-15T20:34:38.975-04:002015-04-15T20:34:38.975-04:00Even families are divided, and the discussions are...Even families are divided, and the discussions are taken so personally - it isn't just that a Democrat argues with Republican family members (or vice versa); it now becomes a matter that family members of the "wrong" party are evil, or worse. It wasn't that way years ago.bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589840841266507266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-68104553487849329002015-04-15T20:32:25.814-04:002015-04-15T20:32:25.814-04:00When I watched the C-Span 3 coverage of the people...When I watched the C-Span 3 coverage of the people in front of Ford's Theatre last night holding a virgil to commemorate Lincoln's shooting and death, it gave me chills.bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589840841266507266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-19126397951708557402015-04-15T20:31:09.794-04:002015-04-15T20:31:09.794-04:00Interesting. Genealogy is something I haven't ...Interesting. Genealogy is something I haven't gotten into that much. One of my uncles did work on my father's side of the family. Ironically, I don't think I had any relatives in the United States at the time of the Civil War; as far as I know they all came here at the turn of the (20th) century.bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589840841266507266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-68300648788736429122015-04-15T20:27:35.150-04:002015-04-15T20:27:35.150-04:00So much so that a virgil was kept in front of the ...So much so that a virgil was kept in front of the house where Lincoln died, 150 years old today. And, it was even televised on one TV channel.bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589840841266507266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-3969532465120997162015-04-15T20:26:38.813-04:002015-04-15T20:26:38.813-04:00He certainly left his mark on our country, in so m...He certainly left his mark on our country, in so many ways.bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589840841266507266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-7608571500420109052015-04-15T20:25:58.063-04:002015-04-15T20:25:58.063-04:00Thank you. I checked this out yesterday.Thank you. I checked this out yesterday.bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589840841266507266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-23977546354100215162015-04-15T10:04:13.906-04:002015-04-15T10:04:13.906-04:00Interesting. It's more of an emotional connec...Interesting. It's more of an emotional connection to the events of the war than anything else. Sort of like, when I was growing up in the 60's and 70's, Jewish kids thought about the Holocaust, even though it was (thank G-d) over long before any of us were born. <br />songbird's crazy worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11473854543986991104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-25521376325101860232015-04-15T01:54:59.199-04:002015-04-15T01:54:59.199-04:00Hi Alana,
It's so sad. We have the same type o...Hi Alana,<br />It's so sad. We have the same type of passionate arguing over our presidents today. People and political parties are so divided! I wanted to see that movie out about Pres Lincoln and his wife but I haven't yet. <br />Amy Amy Bovairdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14256184004484517140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-62598062839017377892015-04-15T01:09:49.790-04:002015-04-15T01:09:49.790-04:00Without a doubt, he's one of the greatest peop...Without a doubt, he's one of the greatest people and Presidents of all time.Rawknrobyn.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15997241410192066577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-66574784694697363922015-04-14T23:41:00.058-04:002015-04-14T23:41:00.058-04:00Yes the civil war have still carried on in politic...Yes the civil war have still carried on in political world. Even Idaho wasn't part of it. But there a good percentage of people who still is for state rights and want nothing to do with the federal goverment.<br /><br />I have family connection with the assassination of Linclon. My great grand father Dunae Witherell was part of the 21 gun sulute over lincoln grave. He fired a volly of shot...Coffee is onpeppylady (Dora)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01649272822470007714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-1112461690162195212015-04-14T23:13:23.334-04:002015-04-14T23:13:23.334-04:00Interesting story. And yes, Lincoln is definitely ...Interesting story. And yes, Lincoln is definitely an integral part of Americas history.Salma - The Write Balancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04612970808613273040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-60410196070345529432015-04-14T22:36:35.497-04:002015-04-14T22:36:35.497-04:00Having been born in Illinois, I hold him in high r...Having been born in Illinois, I hold him in high revere. Not everything he did was perfect, but his contributions cannot be denied.Scotthttp://www.sahmreviews.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-34798755607859493122015-04-14T19:42:28.663-04:002015-04-14T19:42:28.663-04:00I would welcome that discussion. I base my belief...I would welcome that discussion. I base my belief on a number of discussions I've had with southerners (including Northerners who moved down South years ago). At a reenactment in South Carolina a reenactor mentioned Sherman and the way people reacted, you would have thought Sherman had personally burned their houses. I overheard a conversation at an exhibit (in Columbia SC) commemorating the burning of Columbia where, again, the people reacted as if it had happened to them personally - the pain in their voices an their reactions, was like they had personally lived through the war and was still feeling its pain.bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589840841266507266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-64750968597789949012015-04-14T19:36:22.757-04:002015-04-14T19:36:22.757-04:00Songbird, thank you. I'll respond to your oth...Songbird, thank you. I'll respond to your other comments, too. I was a history major for my first year of college. I switched to culturall anthropology when I realized I was more interested in people and their stories rather than the facts of history. Just know that I am far from a Civil War buff.bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589840841266507266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-81717469601449947782015-04-14T19:21:24.474-04:002015-04-14T19:21:24.474-04:00Thank you, Aathira.Thank you, Aathira.bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589840841266507266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-76755150923781528012015-04-14T14:43:20.685-04:002015-04-14T14:43:20.685-04:00In any event, I thought you might like this news a...In any event, I thought you might like this news article http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/Archive-AP-Report-of-Lincolns-Assassination-From-1865-299591381.html?_osource=SocialFlowFB_NYBrandsongbird's crazy worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11473854543986991104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-72221960446125116332015-04-14T07:37:44.925-04:002015-04-14T07:37:44.925-04:00I'm curious, though, why you and others believ...I'm curious, though, why you and others believe the war never really ended. I'd argue otherwise.songbird's crazy worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11473854543986991104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-55465355360859635822015-04-14T07:34:32.599-04:002015-04-14T07:34:32.599-04:00I'm really loving your Civil War posts. I maj...I'm really loving your Civil War posts. I majored in history in college, my boyfriend teaches high school social studies, he's a huge Civil War buff, and you're giving us lots of good places to visit. <br /><br />songbird's crazy worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11473854543986991104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-38986489460571377942015-04-14T07:12:22.398-04:002015-04-14T07:12:22.398-04:00A well researched, informative post, Alana!A well researched, informative post, Alana!Aathirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05048064214070902294noreply@blogger.com