A Confederate Christmas (The Civil War Diaries S4E2)

This letter excerpt was pulled from "Far, Far From Home: The Wartime Letters of Dick and Tally Simpson, Third South Carolina Volunteers"
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[@johnjameson2731]

God bless all the Confederate soldiers that sacrificed everything for our beloved Dixie. May they never be forgotten. Thank you BirdDogg.

[@19rudy73]

so, you're into treason. Good to know.

[@rt3box6tx74]

Letters like these should be protected above any statue or monument because they force a reader to acknowledged the humanity of the writer. We must esure they survive the long term movement aimed at silencing voices of Confederates. Thank you, Sir. ✝️ Reason for the Season.

[@texaco5589]

Wow ! R.IP. the confederat's soldiers and Merry Confederate Christmas from France .

[@Aranck-kcnarA]

God Bless all the great men who gave their lives fighting for the Confederate States of America, you will never be forgotten, and will always be honored.. Aranck Mountain Chief, Blackfeet Nation Montana

[@cynthiaswearingen1037]

What a wonderful letter!❤

[@JDsVarietyChannel]

These diaries are always fascinating. Hard to even put into words!

[@BirdDogg]

Thanks JD, I certainly enjoy reading through them and seeing how they were thinking. Ol’ Tally here wrote around 100 letters home to his father, sisters and an aunt. Interesting to see how the content varied depending on who he was writing to. The letters to his father are gruesome. I also find it endearing that he always sends his love to his dogs, a man after my own heart in that regard.

[@dannyl2598]

​@@BirdDoggI want to let you know about the Smith family letters that have been recorded and made available by Virginia Tech. You can see the original letters and a typed transcript. In those, one of the letters talked about a family members death and it said please don't share these details with the others. Thanks

[@BirdDogg]

@@dannyl2598 Thanks Danny, I will look into them!

[@rcrelichunter8598]

Well done. Listening to those letters always transports me back in time....a different world that's hard to comprehend from our current time here on this planet

[@adamw7290]

Awesome video.

[@michaelfike7542]

Glad you are back doing some video's

[@lawrencesligh632]

Thank you for the work that you do,it's always a pleasure. Glad to see you back in action. Always a joy to see and hear from you and our veterans. God bless, Merry Christmas.

[@roberthenry9319]

Marvelous. Beautifully thought out, researched and edited. A work of art. Thank you.

[@jacktownsend8260]

Thanks Chris -

[@allen_p]

Thank you for the letters. The hardness of hearts melts away in these letters.

[@light1908]

Your videos are truly amazing. Thank you so much for bringing the humanity back into these historic moments which are mostly, and sadly, forgotten.

[@toddlarmon3708]

What a wonderful Christmas gift. Thank you BirdDogg! It's good to see a post from you Sir. I hope you make a series of videos of Mr Talley Simpsons letters. He is an interesting character for sure. I hope you are doing well and i wish you a very merry Christmas! Keep posting please!🎅☃🎄

[@DiggingCanuck]

GREAT episode Chris. I wonder if he ever got that letter he was pleading for ?

[@BirdDogg]

I hope so… his letters are both fascinating and heartbreaking. He always sent his love to his dogs 😭.

[@lanet60]

Thankyou Chris, great to see you back.

[@briantaylor6562]

Good to hear someone from South Carolina. I had family there too.

[@johnnybottles2344]

Merry Christmas 🎅 👍

[@JeepWrangler1957]

The vast majority of those in the Confederate States Army were simple people. In their eyes, they fought to repel what they perceived to be an illegal invasion of their states by an overreaching federal government. When you look at it, this was not much different than what the 13 original colonies did back in 1776.

[@KennethMachnica-vj3hf]

You are correct. They were protecting their homes and families from the Blue Bellies, who would murder southerners and abscond with their property. Lincoln was an a-hole. He imprisoned Maryland reps so that they wouldn't be able to vote to join the Confederacy.

[@johnjameson2731]

Amen, folks don't see it that way anymore, even in the south. Its become a slavery issue, that all southerners had and was for. 90% of the Confederate soldiers and folks at home, didn't even own slaves. It was about states rights, period. God bless you, and, God bless Dixie.

[@KennethMachnica-vj3hf]

@@johnjameson2731 It was also about profit. The Yankees made a lot of money from their invasion. They used to steal the southerner's silverware and wedding rings. Whatever they couldn't carry away back north, they just burned. Also, the Union generals used to shake down the southern towns. The town elders used come and meet the generals as they approached the town. The generals would make their demands known. Sometimes they would take the money and spare the town. Sometimes they would take the money and have the privates burn it down, anyway. They used to head for the closets , with their torches. Once the clothing and wood set alight, that's all that was needed.

[@michaelfike7542]

Thanks!

[@BirdDogg]

Thank you Michael, feels good to be creating again!

[@dannyl2598]

Thank you Chris. I look forward to these treats. It's been a while since I have gotten a notification. Merry Christmas and God bless.

[@yanceyricks2601]

It is well to see that they're still those that remember men as people and not cannon fodder cartoon villains, on either side.

[@jerrydineen2827]

The letter writing of that time was almost poetry. Thank you Chris and Merry Christmas!

[@JayTX.]

Hope he got his letter

[@DiggingCanuck]

I was thinking the same thing …

[@gdubgoin]

VERY NICE ...AS ALWAYS!!! good to see 1st hand history..and the folks that keep it alive.

[@mwdjr3158]

Fantastic!

[@idigdaytona4478]

Well done BridDogg ! Merry Christmas .

[@BirdDogg]

Merry Christmas 🎄!!

[@lsxtmt4910]

Good to see u back!

[@rayjaypaulsen]

Liked the video Chris, Merry Christmas and have a healthy and Happy New Year!

[@forwheelinallday]

What is the tune used for your intro?

[@BirdDogg]

I can’t remember the name but think it is listed in the video description

[@marilinfykes7558]

Promo SM 😇