Wow...

[Subdeacon Joe 21,339]

http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/C4/20110530/NEWS06/105300320/Michigander-salutes-his-father-who-fought-during-Civil-War

[EE Taft 0]

That's a pretty amazing deal!

 

He thinks of his dad having fought in the Civil War in the same way I think of mine in Vietnam.

 

It's a blessing to our country that folks like this are still around to tell as close to first hand accounts as possible.

 

Thanks for the story, SJ!

 

~EE Taft~

[Subdeacon Joe 21,339]

My pleasure, EE. Being able to pass stuff like this on to people who can and will appreciate it is a blessing.

 

Put it in context of the history of our Republic. We have the living son of a Civil War vet, apparently one of about 20. There is a very good chance that those men who fought in that War knew a few vets of the Revolution. Three (long) lifetime to span our history. We are very, very young as a nation.

[Pulp, SASS#28319 267]

While I hope I'm capable of fathering children at age 70, I also hope I don't.

 

Interesting story, thanks for sharing.