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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Alan" data-source="post: 217934" data-attributes="member: 12333">Dave, Always more questions than answers. If I remember most of the border states not effected by the EP outlawed slavery before the war ended. There are so many what if's in this war. I have a book about what if Stonewall Jackson had not been killed and had been at Gettysburg instead of JEB Steward. That makes an interesting read. Again with Gettysburg, what if Meade had pressed a pursuit of Lee on July 4th. Lee was stretched out for 20+ miles on muddy roads and might have been destroyed in detail. In all my reading I don't believe Meade ever wanted to fight there in the first place. For him he was just glad he had survived the battle, no reason to press his luck.Another note on slavery I have a Dutch ancestor who owned slaves in Albany NY in the mid 1600's. In his will he commanded one of his sons to free and care for a slave woman until her death and to care for and free her child. Read into that what you will.As for not that long ago, although my Great Grandfather died before I was born my father knew his Grandfather who fought in the 141th PVI. It always brought it closer for me because he and my Uncle and Aunt could relay stories to me. He had a brother in the same company that was wounded at Chancellorsville. I have to believe that they were together when that happened.John Wells 141 PVI in later years. I have that watch fob he is wearing and his bible (from the war) and bayonet.[ATTACH]59043[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

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