>>>There were many trangressions on both sides as it was a dark time for all. I have many family artifacts and diaries from that era. My family history comes from Virginia in 1707 to Alabama and Mississippi in the early 1800's. I used to hear "live" stories from the great-grandparents/grandparents when I was a kid before they passed.
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>>What do you mean by "both sides"?
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>He might have been thinking of Sherman's march to the sea and the burning of Atlanta, for starters. Like you, I consider the Civil War a noble mission, but once they start there really are no pretty wars, are there?

I thought by "both sides," he might have meant whites and blacks. (I spent the last week and a half reading the book I mentioned earlier in the thread, so was fairly absorbed in that topic. I'm posting a full book review today.) I'm relieved to see that he meant the North and the South.

Tamar