tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8467438259022514380.post5292358502892036613..comments2024-03-16T17:50:13.312-07:00Comments on Tim Kent's Civil War tales: The Ultimate Civil Wargasm, Part ITim Kenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02678554985222437552noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8467438259022514380.post-73656285401235078552014-07-19T00:04:44.473-07:002014-07-19T00:04:44.473-07:00sorry to hear this, i see how it went, general flo...sorry to hear this, i see how it went, general floyd was a very low general in my opinion, more politician, and little general. write me back, please????<br />Tim Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02678554985222437552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8467438259022514380.post-82816553360229464612014-06-16T20:09:28.434-07:002014-06-16T20:09:28.434-07:00Brigadier General John Buchanan Floyd was a very g...Brigadier General John Buchanan Floyd was a very greedy thief too that didn't care if your family supported Rebels or Yankee's, Even though about all our family was in active service in 22nd VA CSA he stole all our Crops, Livestock, Everything we had, He would got our only 1 horse that we had left behind but we hid it very well right before he arrived at ole home place while he was coming through Western VA, now WV during harvest time in 1862, He did everybody that way in this area no matter if family served in US or CSA, He took everything that they could grab and haul away, Family at home about starved to death during winter of 62 to 63 living off Chipmunks and anything else we could find to eat that winter. Many day Boot Soup was only thing served, True story, Very poor way to treat the elderly and children that was left behind by active servicemen at there own home place. General W.W. Averill pulled the very same trick during harvest time in 1864. <br />I know army had to eat but they could left just a little bit behind for elderly & children citizens to eat and survive on, But they striped everything bare and left nothing. I guess this was prior test run type of action of war that lead directly to Sherman to use or got his idea for his march to the sea down southern states and Atlanta campaign. wv171https://www.blogger.com/profile/16055554430667361363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8467438259022514380.post-90347542929769618082014-05-29T22:14:13.532-07:002014-05-29T22:14:13.532-07:00Shirley, General Floyd was a big flop, but in a wa...Shirley, General Floyd was a big flop, but in a way I feel sorry for him. He depended on his subordinates a little too much and they failed him. He leaned heavily on General Pillow and that cost him dearly. Pillow had lots of courage until the bullets began to fly through the air. Tim Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02678554985222437552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8467438259022514380.post-71336964146503708202014-05-29T07:31:16.931-07:002014-05-29T07:31:16.931-07:00Such a trip! I confess I never dreamed there were...Such a trip! I confess I never dreamed there were so many veterans in the state of Virginia. I know Abingdon, VA. It is written about frequently in the history of the settlement of East TN. When we lived in NJ we drove down Hwy 81 and spent the night there. I never knew I was so close to so many good places to go. Re: General Floyd. He very well should have fretted; my great grandfather didn't have the opportunity to escape and was taken POW. He spent abt 8 months at Camp Douglas in Chicago. Your comments about Sinking Spring seems familiar. I think it is in connection with the migration of settlers in East TN as I mentioned above. Maybe the site of some kind of important conference with the Indians of the era. So many names to learn! If General Terry was good enough for Stonewall, he's good enough for me! But why do we build houses in front of cemeteries. Shocking and sad.<br /> Finally, who planned this? What an amazing itinerary. And what shall we say about General Robert E Lee. An officer and a gentleman. I can't wait for the next blog. Silver Springs Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00862970583216303944noreply@blogger.com