![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() When you’re living through current events, it can sometimes be difficult not to get swept up in the moment and, as a result, lose sight of the larger picture. Lee included, who chose to follow their home states into war, even though they opposed slavery and wanted the country to remain intact. I would like to think that if I had been around at the time of the Civil War, I would have seen what was right and stood against secession, but there were plenty of folks, Robert E. As a sixth-generation Texan, it’s a strange feeling to go to a place like Gettysburg … I couldn’t help but feel at least some kinship with the Confederate soldiers who came from my part of the country, even though ideologically (and obviously) I stand with what the Union was fighting for. Gettysburg was probably the most inspirational part of our trip. I’ve been on vacation for the last couple of weeks, taking my son to visit sites of the American Revolution and the Civil War (with a stop in Hershey, Pennsylvania thrown in as a sort of recess). ![]()
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