http://www.blogsmonroe.com/history Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:04:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Have any of you heard that Beauregard is back and alive and living at Beauvoir? He's back to pester Jefferson Davis once more! The story is, while resurrecting the Postwar Home of Jefferson Davis, a more than 8 foot gator was discovered. He was lifted out of the water with a ... http://www.blogsmonroe.com/history/2008/07/03/beauregard-at-beauvoir/ The Biloxi, Mississippi, house where Jefferson Davis spent his final years, survived countless hurricanes over the years, only to be all but totally destroyed by the 24-foot storm surge in August 2005. That storm stripped from the home, its porches, front staircase and sundry other period details. It carried away ... http://www.blogsmonroe.com/history/2008/06/28/jefferson-davis-postwar-home-reopens/ Away down South in the land of traitors Rattlesnakes and alligators right away, right away right away, right away. Where cotton's king and men are chattles Union boys will win the battles Right away, right away, right away, right away. Then we'll all go down to Dixie, away, away, Each Dixie boy must understand That he must mind his Uncle Sam Away, away, And we'll; ... http://www.blogsmonroe.com/history/2008/06/23/the-song-dixie-as-sung-by-union-loyalists/ The following Pro- Southern version or adaptation to Emmett's version was penned by Albert Pike, an Arkansas planter and a Confederate General. Southrons, hear your country call you Up! lest worse than death befall you To arms! to arms! to arms! in Dixie! Lo! all the beacons fires are lighted, Lo! all the ... http://www.blogsmonroe.com/history/2008/05/25/dixie-2/ Contained here are the original lyrics to "Dixie" as performed by Dan Emmett with Bryant's Minstrels. Later, he omitted the first verse to avoid offending devout listeners. Dis worl' was made in jiss six days, An finish up in various ways; Look away, look away, look away! Dixie Land. Dey den made ... http://www.blogsmonroe.com/history/2008/05/21/dixie/ Ever since the time of Tecumseh and the horrible curse that was supposidly cast upon the Presidency of the United States by that tribe, there has been an assassination of the 0 year elected president, until President Reagan who survived his attempted assassination. Pretty Freaky, huh? http://www.blogsmonroe.com/history/2008/05/19/did-you-know-7/ If the United States had lost men during WWII, at the same rate the Confederacy did during the Civil War, we would not have lost 400,000 souls, we would have lost closer to 4.5 million souls. A pretty stagering figure if you ask me. This figure is based on just ... http://www.blogsmonroe.com/history/2008/05/15/fatalities-suffered-by-the-confederacy/ Since my last blog ended with Custer at Appottomax...I thought it was appropriate to share the actual words of Grant when writing about what happened between the two Generals. Contained here are his actual words: When I put my pen to the paper I did not know the first word that ... http://www.blogsmonroe.com/history/2008/05/01/grants-terms-to-lee-april-9-1865/ On the day his two Michigan regiments marched into Pennsylvania,  Custer also joined them extravigantly adorned in a velveteen uniform specifically tailored for the day he was promoted. Gold lace extended from his wrist to his elbow, a wide collared blue shirt with silver stars sewn on and a red necktie ... http://www.blogsmonroe.com/history/2008/04/21/custer-and-monroe-part-3/ On July 18, 1861 Custer left West Point as a Second Lieutenant. He arrived in Washington two days later and on sheer luck, he secured one of the last, if not the last, available government horses in the capital. He then carried War Department dispatches to Brig. General Irvin Mcdowell ... http://www.blogsmonroe.com/history/2008/04/10/custer-and-monroe-continues/