tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post7561492906460400958..comments2024-03-28T18:36:50.250-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: Wilderness WarOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-5588714120287132232021-05-11T07:48:55.180-07:002021-05-11T07:48:55.180-07:00Glad you're enjoying my scribblings!Glad you're enjoying my scribblings!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-82963510722216878412021-05-11T07:48:25.007-07:002021-05-11T07:48:25.007-07:00Nice!Nice!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-65145310350508990102021-05-11T05:12:58.140-07:002021-05-11T05:12:58.140-07:00OH, one last thing, both my wife's ancestors a...OH, one last thing, both my wife's ancestors and mine lived (for a time)in Lancaster Co. Penn (where some of those beautiful rifles were made) Fuzzy on the dates, been about 17 years since I did the ancestry thing. Strange we met in Calif. on the other side of the continent. Just fascinating history. Again, thank you, to you and your Muse.Dakota Vikingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-22383958680873756462021-05-11T04:59:55.649-07:002021-05-11T04:59:55.649-07:00Sorry to bother you again... (Followed the link, a...Sorry to bother you again... (Followed the link, again)<br />This woke memories of "Last of the Mohicans" (book and movie) and the book "Drums along the Mohawk"<br />I have distant ancestors on my Dad's "the mutt" side, arriving on the Mayflower. And through family research my wife and kids had an ancestor that was supposedly the first "white man" to winter west of the Allegheny Mts. in Penn. last name of Scott. I will be very interested in this new story. Again, good luck, and thanks.Dakota Vikingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-45787044626983125102015-09-06T10:22:42.892-07:002015-09-06T10:22:42.892-07:00Good points. One thing many of the landowners in N...Good points. One thing many of the landowners in North America wanted was a similar setup as they had in the Mother Country. Those folks whom you mention wanted nothing of the kind.<br /><br />Quote Monty Python to me and you have my attention.<br /><br />(Fetch the soft cushions!)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-67035473636875468982015-09-06T07:15:50.050-07:002015-09-06T07:15:50.050-07:00You were forgetting, the reason so many scotch/iri...You were forgetting, the reason so many scotch/irish/welsh were here. In your list of troubles you were not mentioning the rebellions in their lands. The rebellions were a result of the changes in laws to return lands to the overseers, after stealing the lands from the church, and creating the "nobility" and the giving of lands to the nobility, the dues for the ownership were adjusted to more then a tithe. and the roads were deteriorated to the point of no upkeep, by the nobility. Then came the switch of what the nobility wanted grown on the lands, dictating, sheep instead of foodstuffs for people. People starved, were forced to move to "cities" where they fell upon the dole, and this created strife in the name of the king, laws were enacted, to stifle the strife, prisoners taken, jails filled, starve them or feed them, and this new area opened up, you could grow what you want there, foodstuffs and tobacco. Ship the prisoners there...no keeper but an overlord/governor, Indians all around...Now, who supported the rebellions still going on in europe? The scotch/ french connection, and the irish spanish/portigese connection, the church who noticed, that they were not any more in england. From there it gets interesting, no one expects the "". Durn monty python.<br />Jim b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06586320752813748542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-89098355465804673162015-09-05T19:41:01.284-07:002015-09-05T19:41:01.284-07:00Hahaha! I haven't written one yet Scott. But y...Hahaha! I haven't written one yet Scott. But yeah, you'll have to.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-71124884159178692142015-09-05T19:17:02.689-07:002015-09-05T19:17:02.689-07:00Sigh, i suppose this means I have to buy another o...Sigh, i suppose this means I have to buy another of your books.<br />SCOTTtheBADGERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859188068159799373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-41378989849628038122015-09-05T14:50:34.447-07:002015-09-05T14:50:34.447-07:00Thanks Suldog, I really appreciate it.Thanks Suldog, I really appreciate it.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-8998837282801544822015-09-05T14:16:51.140-07:002015-09-05T14:16:51.140-07:00I've said this before, but I have to say it ag...I've said this before, but I have to say it again. You write THE best history lessons I have ever had the pleasure of reading. If my history teachers in school had given me your texts to read, I definitely would have had a higher interest in the subject back then. Magnificent.Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-19406072483219665242015-09-05T06:48:54.528-07:002015-09-05T06:48:54.528-07:00True. Thanks for understanding.
:)True. Thanks for understanding.<br /><br />:)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-16886044550343796552015-09-05T06:30:25.368-07:002015-09-05T06:30:25.368-07:00Well, to be fair, those rifles are muc h more grac...Well, to be fair, those rifles are muc h more graceful--and attractive--than a "Brown Bess" ;-)Captain Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17297301009511642108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-84241503602337166962015-09-04T21:05:48.395-07:002015-09-04T21:05:48.395-07:00Cool. Lovely country out there.Cool. Lovely country out there.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-16098006652205603102015-09-04T20:51:42.071-07:002015-09-04T20:51:42.071-07:00Wonderful piece! Also, next time you're in my ...Wonderful piece! Also, next time you're in my neck of the woods, please let me know! I saw the pic and blinked hard--World's End is just south of me, I live by the "PA Grand Canyon" which is just a little steeper and more narrow than your pic. Debbie Reynolds (doorkeeper)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-52056139053585725342015-09-04T17:25:56.996-07:002015-09-04T17:25:56.996-07:00Thanks Cap'n.
As to the faulty illustration, ...Thanks Cap'n.<br /><br />As to the faulty illustration, <em>Mea maxima culpa...</em><br /><br />I plead artistic license.<br /><br />Though truth be told, the Research Department only did a cursory search. Those responsible will be sacked. And no doubt rehired immediately as it's hard to get good help. I know, I'll put them on unpaid leave Monday and Tuesday! That'll show me!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-79760948327441647642015-09-04T17:06:19.934-07:002015-09-04T17:06:19.934-07:00Excellent post, and thank you. It was a bloody and...Excellent post, and thank you. It was a bloody and merciless war waged by both (well, maybe all three) sides.<br /><br />Pedantic gun nut quibble: You show a "Pennsylvania" (or "Kentucky" ) rifle, which were not around during the period discussed, their very earliest use being about 1770.<br />Pick. Pick ;-)Captain Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17297301009511642108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-57800372815649385522015-09-04T13:46:10.470-07:002015-09-04T13:46:10.470-07:00Hahaha! Well said my friend!Hahaha! Well said my friend!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-80623295099691137872015-09-04T13:00:06.687-07:002015-09-04T13:00:06.687-07:00Heretic! If accurate history is taught then people...Heretic! If accurate history is taught then people are deprived of the chance to relive it on their own. (Sarcasm font)Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-80148668015539028302015-09-04T11:28:02.123-07:002015-09-04T11:28:02.123-07:00Thanks Virgil. Same here on what we had available ...Thanks Virgil. Same here on what we had available in my school days. I shudder to think what passes for basic history studies these days.<br /><br />My minor in college was history, that and I'm a voracious reader.<br /><br />Good to have you back, we missed you round these parts.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-16168562011766665262015-09-04T11:22:13.362-07:002015-09-04T11:22:13.362-07:00Great stuff, Sarge. (are you sure you don't h...Great stuff, Sarge. (are you <i> sure</i> you don't have an advanced degree in history? :) ) I grew up on a college campus in the early 50s and went to the Lab School there grades 1-8. Almost ALL of your narrative was avail in either the basic text-books we used or secondary sources in our school library which, taken together, painted the same in-depth details. To review the elementary texts used today and their superficial coverage of that era is to weep. As the obsequious <i> maitre de</i> in Ferris Buller said: "I weep for the future." virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577165785872035948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-10781242774130865222015-09-04T09:37:57.038-07:002015-09-04T09:37:57.038-07:00Thanks Ron. Entertaining and educational, it's...Thanks Ron. Entertaining and educational, it's what I strive for.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-8078617057921033972015-09-04T09:33:27.920-07:002015-09-04T09:33:27.920-07:00Another excellent post Sarge. Made me look at som...Another excellent post Sarge. Made me look at some secondary sources to better my understanding of the events -always a fun and good thing.Ron Snyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01217389199007968254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-21957848253042101472015-09-04T09:07:13.501-07:002015-09-04T09:07:13.501-07:00Research continues, I want to make it as accurate ...Research continues, I want to make it as accurate as possible.<br /><br />The story about Washington I knew, just never put all the pieces together before. This came out of the research.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-22111263657247314342015-09-04T08:58:56.211-07:002015-09-04T08:58:56.211-07:00Really looking forward to the book Sarge!Really looking forward to the book Sarge!juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-59936294898956266872015-09-04T08:03:15.073-07:002015-09-04T08:03:15.073-07:00Hey, it's no coincidence they were both named ...Hey, it's no coincidence they were both named George! :)<br /><br />Thanks Shaun!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.com