Number 85 - To see a tree asmiling.

Hey Iz, yep - been blessed as well as all mom and dad wildclickers.

Gifted piano musical person! Ebon/ivory izzie.... how cool is that?

Played the accordian when a youngin...was not happy, so played drums for a bit till the house got way to loud for me mommy so she bought me a chemistry set. Quiet but very weird. The Amedeo Avogadro stint lasted about a day. (laughing)

I hope you're feeling better mz iz and taking good care. (((((((hugs)))))))

Checked out the thread, T. Interesting, thanks.

dan, beth, alex, sue, and all the wildclickers, have a good evening ya all

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danon, how are you at Civil War era uniform identification?

someone's looking for help over here ...

http://able2know.org/topic/142684-1#post-3930297

Depends on which side --- My ancestors were in the S. --- I'm actually a cousin to Gen. Robert E. Lee --- in real life. And, with a last name like Hampton --- Gen. Wade Hampton I was a soldier during the Revolution --- Gen. Wade Hampton II fought during the War of 1812 --- and, Gen. Wade Hampton III was a cavalry commander during the Civil War. My umteenth grandfather on my mothers side of the family was Lighthorse Harry Lee who signed the Declaration of Independence. His brother, Richard Henry Lee also signed and was the ancestor of Gen. Robert E. Lee. Well, you might guess that I would know about the Southern side. Howevah, Ah don't know much about the uniforms of the soldiers of Nawthurn Aggression.

But, Ah do have a set of Civil War Collector's Encyclopedia so I'll take a look. Thank you.

All the above is true - I'll give it a shot.

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interesting stuff you posted, danon. Here and on that other thread.

had an email from wordworker the other day. it was good to hear from her after so long.

Well we all knew THAT, Danon, the only question EVER was how to find suitable music to go with them fightin' words - now this should work:
http://www.tsrocks.com/j/johnny_cash_texts/mobile_bay.html

Thanks Hi --- that's a first for me --- a lady dedicating a song to me. I appreciate that and will remember it forever.

ehBeth, your Setanta is quite the fellow when it comes to history. I like that. He and the other guy named Sue --- er, Joe (excuse me) have just about covered the subject. I may have a last small posting - but, as far as I can tell after researching all my books, the man in the photo is one of a couple of possibilities: He may be an instructor at a pre-war school for students of an undetermined age and location. Or, he may be in a local voluntary unit of militia. There were many many many units of local militia in those days. They all had their own dress codes to include just plain clothing that everyone wore. And hats!!! My God, you can't count them. Many of the officers had their own uniforms tailor made to their own imaginative design. Oh, well.

I'm sticking with the military school solution - he doesn't have the look of a person who has personally been in the midst of combat. He has the "teacher of cannon fodder" look.

Ahhh, I seriously doubt we will ever know. Unless!!!!!!

We need a clear shot of the emblem on the hat in the photo. I've several of the oval photos from a bit later but close enough that I know the detail of the photos is really sharp in real life. We need a detail of the emblem. As for the jacket -------- well, it's quite obvious to me that the photographer painted it on the man's body. Setanta came up with a close likeness - but, look at the star --- it's right side up on one side and upside down on the other. BUT, if the painter had a single example to go by given to him of course by the man in the photo - he, the photographer who painted it would flip the pattern over and make the photo as we see it today.

That's what I think. Many guys did this in those days in order to flatter themselves.

I have really enjoyed following the process of working over that picture/painting.

My goodness - another Friday. That used to mean something - but, now I don't remember exactly what.

Have a nice weekend everyone and you Toyota drivers stay safe, and you people who see a Toyota on the road stay away from it. hehehehehe

Good historian, dan! Learned a lot reading your and sets postings. thanks

You do good work, H.

dan, i know huh. Days fly past, looking at my calendar to see what date and month anymore! Retirement has its benefits. PBS is my favorite place to be at least a few hours each day, especially during fund raisers. Excellent stuff.
Rain, snow, and cozy indoors. Heaven.

Beth and all the wildclickers, have a good weekend.

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Thenks Stradee, errr, something like that. Hi Izzz

I keep forgetting to tell you folks and the folks on the mysterious photo thread --- Robert E. Lee was NOT the commander of the Confederate Army until the last couple of months of the conflict - right at the end of the fighting. Jeff Davis tried to run the show from his office. Lee was only commander of the forces in his state, Virginia. I guess Davis needed someone to surrender the Army so appointed Lee at the last minute to the command position. Not very many people know that.

Boy, the ether-net just got bigger!!!! Lost it.............

To make a long story short - I may have made a mistake about my ancestors - my umteenth grandpa must have been Richard Henry Lee who signed the Declaration. That makes more sense since my great grandpa here in NE TX was named Richard Henry Lee. Not the same R.H. Lee. but same name. His father was William E. Lee who fought in the Civil War (on the S side of course). Williams mother, my GGGgrandma, he and his son Richard Henry Lee my Ggrandpa along with my plain old grandma and everyone else is buried in the same cemetary close by.
William Lee is the one I told the story about many yrs ago. As a child of 9yrs he moved with his family to Dallas, GA (just W of Atlanta). He was walking the street one day and came upon four girls about his age who were playing "house" - they were trying to make a house from some boards. He watched for awhile and then went onto the yard and using the boards made a nice little "house". All the girls were happy and started to play - when William then proceeded to tear down the "house". Three of the girls started screaming, crying and finally ran away. One had been quiet and was still there. William asked her why she didn't run away. She said that since he had built the house he could tear it down if he wanted to. He said to her, "You and I are going to be married one day."
After that he served in the Civil War during the last year of the conflict after lying about his age to join (15yrs).
He returned from the war, courted "that girl" and married her.
Here they are = my GreatGreatGrandparents............

All Saturday clicks clicked -------------

Have a nice day all Wildclickers...........

not that Richard Henry Lee but that other Richard Henry Lee

I love stories that start like that

As always, I'm so glad to be in my Rainforesty home.

Happy Earthturn all - and if it's the correct weekend for you - don't forget to reset your clocks tonight (and don't type while yawning).

Meine eh,

You are the Schatzerle (sp) of my eye.

eek - danon, writing very quickly from airport have to tell you of course can't dispute your ancestry but i've been absolutely certain all along that your previous investigation into great-grand-parents background was wrong, and i'm very glad to see you got to the right result at last.

listen up - it's obvious from gr.gr. grandparents pic you just posted that he was never born a southerner - that he got to the south at age 9 i've no trouble believing, but otherwise - here's another pic, along with a former husband's (alabama-born) related observation >

> made years ago when i had taken him to introduce him to my parents who lived in an apartment overlooking this statue near Central Park - after asking what the statue represented and being told it's Winged Victory holding the reins of General Sherman's horse, he nodded and remarked "Typical Yankee, sitting while the lady walks" - and that's how i was sure SURE your gr gr grandpa couldn't have been born south of the mason-dixon line !

laughing for the very first time today

Can't recall what my former husband said when i introduced him to my family...the poor guy was scared to death...but after a marvelous meal and a few apperitifs with dad, future husband smiled...a lot.

Good weekend all...thanks for the remind, Beth. (jewel)

dan, good story!

Hi Hi Seas ((I love to do that!)

You are right, my GGgrandpa Lee was borned (as they used to say) in Union County, South Carolina. The family came there from VA.
My Hampton side of the family took the same route to Texas. From Virginia - in 1620 - ultimately to SC - then on to GA - then on to AL - then on to AR - then on to TX.
Wow, what a trip (as we used to say during the sixties)

I like that statue and your X's observation..........

Oh, and, Gen. Sherman did NOT want to sack the south - he did so under Gen. Grant's orders. True story.

Caught up with my reading here, after bring AWOL for a bit. Waiting for spring.

Will Spring ever arrive!

Sunshine today, but very cold.

Welcome back, sue.