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Old 09-09-2017, 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by covey ridge View Post
No I thought of that by listening to the words of that lousy song that Johnny sang. Just goes to show that Johnny Cash respected Robert E. for not wasting
20000 lives after he was responsible for many times more wasted lives.

BS! Actually I think Robert E. surrendered because he knew to continue would mean he would be among the wasted lives and was not willing to die for the cause that he sent his men to die for.
We will never really know the truth and that is all part of history, a little this and a little of that and then perspective of who is telling the story...
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