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Who is this lady?
08-12-2013, 04:01 PM
Post: #46
RE: Who is this lady?
I have to say you all are amazing people! I always try to guess who these different people are and almost never get them right. The few that I did get correct were I believe just lucky. But I will continue to try and maybe have the guts to post a guess. Best Gary
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08-12-2013, 05:47 PM
Post: #47
RE: Who is this lady?
Hint #1: Her father-in-law was rumored to be the child of King George IV.
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08-12-2013, 08:04 PM
Post: #48
RE: Who is this lady?
Hint #2: She was a military wife.
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08-12-2013, 08:37 PM (This post was last modified: 08-12-2013 08:37 PM by BettyO.)
Post: #49
RE: Who is this lady?
Mrs. Ord - photo taken at the White House on the Confederacy out on the back portico....

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08-12-2013, 08:52 PM
Post: #50
RE: Who is this lady?
You are 100% correct, Betty, but you are going to have to share your yet undetermined prize with Eva, who got it the minute I posted the first hint. However, the two of us ganged up to keep it quiet and see if we could pester Yankee Joe.

For extra credit, what else of importance is shown in that photo? That was going to be my fourth clue. #3 was going to be "She was a confident horse woman."
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08-12-2013, 09:02 PM (This post was last modified: 08-12-2013 09:38 PM by J. Beckert.)
Post: #51
RE: Who is this lady?
Dang it! I was going to guess that! That's the photo taken with Ord and the surrender table, isn't it?

I'm going to try and turn this around on you, Rebel.

How much did Ord pay for the table, and more importantly, how did he determine the amount?

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08-12-2013, 10:09 PM
Post: #52
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40$, AFAIK they held an auction so I would assume he bid the most.
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08-12-2013, 10:43 PM
Post: #53
RE: Who is this lady?
$40 is correct (although I've seen $50, most sources say $40) Rebel Frau Eva, but you've missed the mark with the reason. The table on which the surrender terms were drawn was purchased for $25 by Gen. Sheridan and presented to Gen. Custer (for his wife).

But why $40? Hmmmmmn, Eva! You'll have to do better than that to help "The Cause"..........

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08-13-2013, 11:18 AM
Post: #54
RE: Who is this lady?
The answer is entirely common sense.

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08-13-2013, 11:22 AM
Post: #55
RE: Who is this lady?
That's all the money he had on him?

So when is this "Old Enough To Know Better" supposed to kick in?
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08-13-2013, 11:22 AM
Post: #56
RE: Who is this lady?
Those Yankees were already making a profit off of Southerners?
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08-13-2013, 01:03 PM
Post: #57
RE: Who is this lady?
That's it, Gene. It was the entire contents of Ord's wallet.

I'm sorry Laurie. I don't think you can pin this one on the Yankees!! Don't worry - something will come up soon.

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12-07-2013, 03:13 PM
Post: #58
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What is this lady's name?

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12-07-2013, 05:24 PM
Post: #59
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Hint #1: She remained single during her life but turned down numerous marriage proposals.
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12-08-2013, 12:57 AM
Post: #60
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Roger is this Rosalie Booth? I don't believe that she ever married.
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