Comments by reb1843
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Posted on November 13 at 8:03 a.m.
My condolences to the Tillman family. He was my doctor while growing up in Natchez until the time I moved away in 1973. He was always very thorough and really took an interest in his patient's health.
Posted on November 8 at 11:18 a.m.
Be sure to drop by Cover-to-Cover book store between 2 and 4 PM to get a signed copy of my recently published book, "Southern Voices." Has Natchez and Mississippi and Louisiana content as well as names/letters/diaries/photos of many you might recognize.
Posted on November 1 at 9:19 a.m.
Folks (as well as any would-be sheriff) need to remember that the office is the HIGHEST peace officer in the county or parish. They take an oath to 'preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution' of the United States. They are answerable to no one, except the Governor of their state. Oh, and their real 'bosses' are the people who elect them.
They do not answer to federal officials. They do not answer to a mayor or to city councils or any other local politician. They answer only to the people. If they take their oath seriously, we will be on the way to restoring our once great country.
Posted on October 20 at 5:10 p.m.
Chucky,
Even the name of the organization is 'racist,' don't you think? Of course, we have all gone thru the litany of organizations that would deign to call themselves 'pro-white.'
Point is, the naacp COULD do for the black community, if they got out of the political arena (good ol' 501(c)3 org that they are...hahaha) and stuck to social, economic, and educational issues. But, they don't have a horse in that race...no pun intended.
Posted on October 20 at 2:48 p.m.
Gimme,
What you say IS true; however, more predominant in the black community, and has been since the mid-1950s.
Posted on October 20 at 9:30 a.m.
I'm glad to see all those "freedom fighters" coming to Natchez. While they are here, perhaps they can 'free' illiteracy, unwed motherhood, drugs, crime, and other maladies facing the black community. Speaking of which, referees and umpires wear the 'zebra stripes' and there's always a 'color' commentator on televized f'ball games.
By the way, I didn't think Negroes liked to be referred to as 'colored' folks. What's with that? I guess they just use the initials nowadays....hmmm.
Posted on October 13 at 4:02 p.m.
Dekv2000,
I have an answer to your question, but time and space compels me to be brief...
Wherever USCTs were present in the War, northern reporters (because they were required to do so by Lincoln and his handlers) portrayed them as gallant warriors, throwing off the shackles of chattle slavery, yada yada yada, when, in fact, blacks in the War were the most untrained, least disciplined, and most likely to get sent out as cannon fodder by their white officers. Like the movie "Glory" portraying the 54th Massachusetts at Battery Wagner, the only true part of the movie is the last 10 minutes. The rest of the movie is pure-dee Hollywood at its finest/lowest in historical accuracy. The point is, the USCTs at Fort McPherson in Natchez were NOT the heroes you and others might think they were. The official records indicate the total opposite, regardless of what modern 'histerians' would have you believe.
Posted on October 12 at 1:26 p.m.
Natchez did not have much of a choice - Mississippi voted overwhelming to secede (the second state to do so behind South Carolina). The Union gunboats were either going to blow Natchez off the map or accept the town's 'surrender' which they did. Natchez and Vidalia were under Union 'occupation' from the summer of 1862. Over 1,500 Natchez/Adams county men served the Confederacy.
Posted on October 12 at 9:06 a.m.
Be sure to tell the story of how the USCTs were required to encamp down along the flatlands under the Bluff, along with the other 'contraband,' and ascend the "1,000 Steps" to Fort McPherson each day to drill with the white soldiers who did not want to associate with them in any way. The USCTs buried in the National Cemetery are listed as 'Unknown' and died of disease or accident, not from engaging in battle with Confederate soldiers.
Be sure to tell the story of the 70th USCTs (under the white leadership of Lt. Col. Hubert A. McCaleb) who burned, raped, and pillaged the countryside (including my own family's property at Church Hill and in Sicily Island) while garrisoned at Fort McPherson. He also commanded the 6th US Colored Artillery and the 2nd Mississippi Heavy Artillery, another black unit. (All that is in the fedgov's own "War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies," published from 1880-1991.0
The USCTs were the least-trained, least-disciplined units in the Yankee army, and more likely to be assigned duty at a fort or in 'pioneer service' - making roads, cutting firewood, etc.
I could go on, but you get the message...
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Posted on November 20 at 4:53 p.m.
I am a native of Natchez but now live in east Texas. I keep up with my family and friends in the Miss-Lou by reading the online version of the paper each day.
I was told by the ND that they no longer accept "Letters to the Editor" from non-residents.
What's up with that?
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