Re: quote

From: Dan Maguire (dmaguire@mchsi.com)
Date: Sat Jan 14 2006 - 07:59:02 PST


I'll jump in on this one - although I suppose that this is for Ed.

The was said by Robert Lewis Dabney, a Confederate Chaplain (baptist, I
believe), in 1868 to a group to young southerners (military cadets, I
believe). I do *not* believe that he actually said "Confederate dead"
but only "dead." The term Confederate was certainly implied but I am
not so sure it should be inserted so liberally as I have seen.

R. L. Dabney is an interesting person to read about and I actually find
  the quote memorable in terms of motivating troops. The quote may have
some additional meaning to Southerner's, but of that I am not aware.

BR,
Dan
Auburn, IN

Fred Schlesinger (MTA) wrote:

> "Sirs, you have no reason to be ashamed of your Confederate dead; see to it
> they have no reason to be ashamed of you"
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> Ok- who said it?
> What were the circumstances?
> Why do people have a desire to repeat it?
> What about the confederacy is to be ashamed of 150 +- years later?

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