Robert E Lee The Great Emancipator

[brtmchl]

I said that I would not post on this thread again, but I just have to congratulate Rick, brtmchl, and Joe for their great posts. It shows that we ARE all adults here -- well-read, intelligent, and talented in putting knowledge and thoughts in writing that reflect a full understanding of what caused the worst period in American history. Thank you, gentlemen.

P.S. brtmichl, that was one of the best synopses of causes of the war that I could ask for. This old teacher gives you an A+ and wishes that you could write chapters on the war for textbooks. Are you a teacher by profession? If not, you should be.

Thank you Laurie that is a very nice compliment and thank you for the grade. I am not a teacher; but my wife is. She teaches fifth grade and invites me as a guest speaker when she is teaching The Civil War. I always do one class on the assassination and one on whatever topic she wants. Thank you to all of you who have said such nice things. A good arguement is a chance to learn something new, and I always look forward to the posts on this site.