tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post290815879075796900..comments2024-03-05T11:10:29.953-05:00Comments on My Ancestors and Me: Coming to Terms with History - Musings on Ellis's Service in the Civil WarNancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-35256396736470974332013-08-23T22:27:53.718-04:002013-08-23T22:27:53.718-04:00Thank you, Jana, for including this post in your F...Thank you, Jana, for including this post in your Fab Finds this week. I appreciate it.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-47385412980884776722013-08-23T22:27:02.738-04:002013-08-23T22:27:02.738-04:00I agree, Terri. I wonder if sometimes, from the p...I agree, Terri. I wonder if sometimes, from the perspective of 150 years, think we understand better or can be more objective about the war but I really don't think we can. I just think how awful to be guard or prisoner, soldier, doctor, or wife. <br /><br />Thanks for visiting and sharing your thoughts.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-40534931028503281912013-08-23T16:33:53.177-04:002013-08-23T16:33:53.177-04:00It is very hard to look back with 20/20 hindsight ...It is very hard to look back with 20/20 hindsight and judge this one or that one for what they did (or didn't do) during the civil war. It's hard for me to even imagine brother fighting brother. War is ugly, it was ugly then and is still ugly now. Very heartfelt post- thank you for sharing! Coloring Outside the Lineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15289093479063221765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-2467971770357507572013-08-23T13:47:04.190-04:002013-08-23T13:47:04.190-04:00Nancy,
I can't imagine what our ancestors wen...Nancy,<br /><br />I can't imagine what our ancestors went through during the Civil War. And I agree. We can't judge them. We weren't there and didn't experience what they experienced. And we don't know what emotions they were feeling.<br /><br />I want you to know that your blog post is listed in today’s Fab Finds post at http://janasgenealogyandfamilyhistory.blogspot.com/2013/08/follow-friday-fab-finds-for-august-23.html<br /><br />Have a wonderful weekend!<br /><br />Jana Iverson Lasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687969613629975601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-38434407219410120002013-08-20T15:05:14.625-04:002013-08-20T15:05:14.625-04:00I watched "Lincoln" this weekend. The s...I watched "Lincoln" this weekend. The scene of the men dumping a cart-load of amputated legs into an open pit goes along with your observation that our ancestors saw a lot of horrible things whether on the battlefield, in the prison camps, or in the field hospitals. Most soldiers were not trained soldiers, just militia following orders. No matter which side they were on, they were living in the standards and beliefs of the times. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.com