This image has been making its way around Confederate heritage social media:
General Green was killed on June 27, 1863, during the siege of Vicksburg.
I guess he was #wrong.
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Was he [*snicker*] killed by a Black Union soldier?, asks this African American with ill-tempered humor?
Well, Union General Sedgwick was on his horse at Spotsylvania, and his officers, said, “Please get down, sir, you might get hit.”
He said, “They couldn’t hit an elephant at this range…” and then got cut down by a bullet to the ear.
We all know this.
I know, but your readers might not.
They do.
Fair enough.
He led the much larger force of secessionists in Northeast Missouri into a fight at the Battle of Athens in August of 1861 whereupon the much smaller force of Union supporters completely routed Green’s force. This took place in the northeast corner of Missouri in Clark County right across the Des Moines River from Iowa. This took place before Wilson’s Creek. The result of the battle was that Green and the much reduced force of supporters he had left were forced to flee the region. The region would erupt in a guerrilla campaign the following year when Joseph Porter returned to the area to recruit men to join Sterling Price’s command in Arkansas.
Sam Elliott said it better at San Juan Hill. 🙂
I don’t understand what this has to do with H. Clinton. There’s been a lot of debate about things that don’t affect the 21st century as it is today. I appreciate there are many sides to racial inequality. However, we should all try to get along, whatever your race is. Let’s make progress together.
The post has nothing to do with HRC. Why might you think otherwise?
The heritage folks don’t usually get irony very well. (It might require actually looking something up, you see.)
Do you suppose this guy, out flagging for Confederate heritage at the big Sam Houston statue outside of Huntsville, is aware that Houston was a Unionist who loudly opposed secession, counseled Texans against joining to Confederacy, and predicted the ultimate defeat of the Confederacy? I kinda doubt it.