I like the statue/figure of Stonewall Jackson standing on an open coffin battling a white T-Rex with his robotic arm at Dinosaur Kingdom II at Natural Bridge, Virginia.
Also it's my understanding and this is taken from three different accounts of men who were in these brigade, that he actually said their stands Jackson like a stone wall let us go to his support
Great discussion of NB Forrest's moving grave. One monument you wouldn't get to was the one to Roger B Taney that the City of Baltimore removed. Richmond like many state capitols has been abandoned by the white population. I live in Harrisburg PA. The white population fled in the 1960s -70s. The state capitals in the south became Black and the Blacks were supposed to worship the confederate monuments. They were forbidden to take away the confederate monuments.
One of the finer conversations on this highly controversial topic. One can honor the soldier without romanticizing the “cause”- a term which is equally controversial and nuanced. At the end, and from the very start, it was ultimately a losing cause then as now. Many who fought in butternut and grey even knew this, but that too is a long and separate discussion. As one from Richmond, I saw all the monuments come down. And as a three-decades-long armchair scholar of the CSA and some of its most fascinating (and complex and contradictory) personalities, I understand why those monuments meant much to many, but I also see so clearly why they had to come down. Thanks for bringing this discussion into the light of informed conversation rather than emotional rhetoric. More are needed.
Really good stuff gentlemen -- thanks much
Great conversation’s
Looking forward to your return
Fascinating conversation, & great content as always. I look forward to more Chalkboard History in the autumn.
Yes, this was a powerful discussion about real issues.
I like the statue/figure of Stonewall Jackson standing on an open coffin battling a white T-Rex with his robotic arm at Dinosaur Kingdom II at Natural Bridge, Virginia.
My understanding from different accounts that I've heard and read that Jackson was somewhere around 6 ft and weighed anywhere from 150 to 175 lb
Also it's my understanding and this is taken from three different accounts of men who were in these brigade, that he actually said their stands Jackson like a stone wall let us go to his support
Great discussion of NB Forrest's moving grave. One monument you wouldn't get to was the one to Roger B Taney that the City of Baltimore removed. Richmond like many state capitols has been abandoned by the white population. I live in Harrisburg PA. The white population fled in the 1960s -70s. The state capitals in the south became Black and the Blacks were supposed to worship the confederate monuments. They were forbidden to take away the confederate monuments.
One of the finer conversations on this highly controversial topic. One can honor the soldier without romanticizing the “cause”- a term which is equally controversial and nuanced. At the end, and from the very start, it was ultimately a losing cause then as now. Many who fought in butternut and grey even knew this, but that too is a long and separate discussion.
As one from Richmond, I saw all the monuments come down. And as a three-decades-long armchair scholar of the CSA and some of its most fascinating (and complex and contradictory) personalities, I understand why those monuments meant much to many, but I also see so clearly why they had to come down.
Thanks for bringing this discussion into the light of informed conversation rather than emotional rhetoric. More are needed.
the second one was DEF LEPPARD
Well done!! "Rocket" is a classic!!
Pure crap.
Says the anonymous UA-cam commenter.