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From: Anne <>
Subject: Re: [Huguenot] Wars
Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 10:58:13 -0700 (PDT)
In-Reply-To: <001401c44912$9bc2a440$ca325818@HANSEN>


The North also refers to it as the Civil War ... and living in Texas, I find that people are STILL hinky about this subject. Personally, I'm DAMN tired of being called a DAMN YANKEE!!! Sheesh ... get a life.

Anne

Karen <> wrote:
And yet another Southern expression is, "Civil War!? Why there was nothing
civil about it!"

Karen


From: "Kinta Delamain"
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 9:17 PM
Subject: RE: [Huguenot] Wars


> Or "WAR FOR SOUTHERN INDEPENDENCE" .
> kinta
>

> From: Karen [mailto:]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 7:47 PM
> Subject: Re: [Huguenot] Wars
>
> "Our Late Great Unpleasantness" is another term for the War of Northern
> Aggression.
>
> speaking in my best southern drawl,
> Karen Hansen ;)
> South Carolina
>
>

> From: "Rick and Susan"
> Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 9:17 AM
> Subject: [Huguenot] Wars
> >
> > "I don't understand your reference to the War of Northern Aggression
> Is that a local term for the war of 1861-1865?
> > Regards
> > Tony Fuller"
> >
> > LOL, yes that's our term. While researching my New England line, I see
> "War of Rebellion" in the books.
> > Seems to always be simmering under ther surface in the eastern portion
> of the US.
> > This list gives lots of very interesting history. Thank you.
> > Susan Roberts,
> > Virginia
> >



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