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I went to a Civil War reenactment today and saw some guys with
very nice long hair. But only among the reenactors. Didn't see
any in the audience. So LHIA needn't feel like the lone ranger
among Civil War types, there are others out there, even if some
of them got killed today. But they were resurrected after the
battle was over.
I would mention that our civil war group is an honorary/educational
group to honor that sacrifices of the boy in blue who answered
president Lincoln's call to save the union. We are not re-enecators but both our group and the re-enactors are both there to remember that very important time in history.
I was at a regional meeting yesterday of civil war groups in the region. and while there were women there from the Allied Orders
I still had the longest hair in the place.
I would also mention that there are a number of men in our civil war group that have long hair, but it should also be noted that
even among re-enactors there is disagreement about how "realistic" the re-enactment should be. After all if you want to completely accurate in your re-enactment they dien't have
cell phones back then, they didn't have heart pacemakers,
digital cameras,etc. At one of the major ceremonies recently
they had two re-enactment group since they couldn't agree
on how realistic the re-enactments should be. But ultimately it doesn't matter how realistic the re-enactments are. The important thing to remember is all the men who sacrificed to answer President Lincolns call.
Yes I know that your group is not reenactors but as you say both
groups are for the same reason, to honor those who helped
preserve the union. This group always has a speaker before each
battle to explain that their purpose is to honor those who
answered the call and those who died.
They also explain that if you take the proportion of those who
died in the Civil War to the total population then, and project it
to the present, based on our present population, it would be the
equivalent of 7 million dying today.
I should also mention that a lot of those young people who died
were probably the best of their generation.
Here is a breakdown of deaths for various wars the US of A has been involved in.
I would note that during the civil war there were many who
died of various causes at that time but wouls survive today
due to amazing/incredible advances in medicine.
"One of the biggest causes of death was Dysentery."
"Two thirds died of disease, not wounds. ... Civil War soldiers didn't get a daily shower. .... Infection was the number one cause of death after surgery."
"The leading cause of death in the Civil War was actually diarrhea, due to the complications of diseases contracted from wounds, and their gruesome, and ..."
You get the point.
Finallhy look at the list below of deaths. Even in the Iraq war you had guys who survived with wounds that would have killed them
as late World War 2.
It's amazing how far the medical profession has come between
the civil war and the wars of today.
That's a very interesting list, even though it represents a
vast waste of life.
That may be true but I would also have to mention that sometimes
war is necessary. After all if we didn't have World War 2
we would be having this conversation in German.
I don't like war but sometimes you have to have it.
Practically speaking you are correct, it is just the way things
work. Plus if we were speaking German now we would be under
Gestapo rule and probably wouldn't be allowed to have long hair.
Hi LHIA,
And it is a very honorable thing you do. God Bless Abraham Lincoln.
Ted
Each year we have a Lincoln Brunch to celebate the birthday of Abraham Lincoln.
I second what Ted said and think its nice that you have the
Lincoln Brunch.
Thank you to both of you.
Bring the good old bugle, boys, we'll sing another song
Sing it with a spirit that will start the world along...
That's very cool.