Wonders Of The Civil War

You heard a great deal of the Civil War; the fighting, the death, the loss of a great President, but sometimes among all the pain and sadness of war we can't hear some of the amazing things that became apart of our history that bring true sadness to the heart and courage to the spirit.
In NW Georgia, there is a place often called the Gibraltar Of Georgia named Kennesaw Mountain, where one of the later battle of the Civil War occurred, killing thousands of men on both sides. This battle took place for two weeks with the dead growing each day. One day, the two sides parlayed so as to take two hours to bury their comrades and in that time there was peace. No fighting. No yelling, just to different set of men coming together. Playing cards, talking, remembering things before the war. Two hours of peace before the war came back. Another occurrence was Sherman buried Georgia from Atlanta to the outskirts of Savannah but stop upon seeing the beauty of Georgia. The shining river and wondrous lands that we know all too well.
But the one that I will say truly makes me shiver is the funeral anthem. One of the last battles of the Civil War with the Confederates out numbered and the knowledge of death coming, with their leader, General Patrick Cleburne, an Irish man, who ordered his bagpipers to play one last sing in remembrance of the lost and of the battle ahead. The Union solders said, "We could see the flag; the blue and white flag of Cleburne's men, and we know we were in for a fight. But there something else we couldn't quite distinguish, something there." That something was the bagpipers, playing the last song, Amazing Grace, knowing there going to died and were ready.

Thanks for reading! Added below is a link to Amazing Grace and if sometime today, if you would just sit back and let it play and remember, not just these men, but all the men and women who ever fought for our country!

Your Girl Scout,

MJ

Amazing Grace - Celtic Woman - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFlOJ2BvVcc

For More Info:

The Battle Of Jonesbro - http://www.gpb.org/georgiastories/stories/battle_of_jonesboro

General Patrick Cleburne - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Cleburne