Useless, useless

[BettyO]

Very interesting thought, KateH !

You are very correct in that JWB's fading memory in it's dying moments may have reverted back to that old family story he had probably heard countless times -- the fire; memories of his mother - could very well be! I believe that he was also considering the uselessness of his blighted hopes at his own hands for the Confederacy -

And thanks ever so much for your very kind words, KateH.

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I agree with you also, My Name is Kate. Powell was young - very young. Experienced as a soldier, yes. But, I don't believe he was as "hardened" as most folk believe. His youthful naivety and lack of worldly sophistication more or less made him a "tool" for older, wiser heads who thought that sacrificing a young man for their own means would glorify themselves and be an end to their means. Shame on those who think that a young life - any life - is expendable.