The Battle of Gainesville took place on 17 August 1864, in the town square; many townspeople viewed the fighting from the windows of the nearby Beville house. A Union column of 342 men under the command of Col. Andrew L. Harris had occupied Gainesville that morning. It was composed of the 75th Ohio Mounted infantry, two companies of the 4th Massachusetts Cavalry, Battery A, 3rd Rhode Island Heavy Artillery with 3 cannon, and a small unit of Floridians loyal to the Union. They were attacked from the rear by soldiers of the Second Florida Cavalry under the command of Captain John Jackson Dickison (companies H and F), supported by local militia, elements of 5th Florida Cavalry Battalion, and a small artillery battery of two cannons. Dickison's men numbered about 290, although only 175 entered Gainesville and engaged in the fighting. The Union troops were tired from a two-day march from Baldwin in the August heat. They were taken by surprise and had not fully deployed when the Confederate attack began. After about two hours Col. Harris gave the order to retreat from Gainesville; the Confederates continued to close in on the disorganized Union columns. Union losses numbered 28 dead, 5 wounded, 86 missing or unaccounted for, 188 captured, 260 horses and a 12-pound howitzer; the Confederates lost three killed and five wounded, of whom two died the next day. About 40 Union troops, including Colonel Harris, escaped. He reported his column was destroyed by a large Confederate force of 600—800 men and three cannon. After hearing his account, the remaining Union forces in the north central Florida area withdrew to the garrisons at Jacksonville and St. Augustine. Gainesville remained in Confederate control for the duration of the war. Meanwhile in July of 2015 groups demand the one and only monument in Gainesville be removed as it represents hate.... So Ralph expecting the best from his offspring in Gainesville is rewarded with the following protest pictures against the 111 year old statue and the crowd who says keep it.... First is: And the 1925 picture of confederate veterans Now for today's protest: The WTF comment from my son And the close up shot... This concludes today's history lesson and hopefully the professionals will add more to it (JO'Co)...
:idea: :arrow: There were small battles like this all over the country; even here in California. I don't see anything wrong with this simple monument to thank the men who fought and died for their cause. Lefties always try to rewrite the history books to agree with their current political bent. It's disgraceful, but it's a tactic they've used for more than 100 years now. The idea of actually learning anything from the past never occurs to them, because that might mean tweaking their current philosophy, and they never change that unless a piano falls on them. It will be interesting to see what happens in my classroom this year. I teach the history of the United States from the French and Indian War to the turn of the 20th Century. I place different flags up on the wall as the story changes to illustrate what the people of those times believed in. During our study of the Civil War, there are three large flags on the back wall: a thirty-four star flag for the Union; an Irish Brigade flag; and the national flag of the Confederate States of America. This last artifact is all white, with the Southern Cross battle flag in the upper left corner. I explain the purpose and meaning of each one... (BTW all three flags were at Gettysburg.) I'm expecting a challenge from one of my parents who's child is failing the class. Charging a teacher with racism is like having a magic wand for some parents. Last year, my neighbor Mrs. L_____ had a parent call the school board with the accusation that she "hated Mexicans." The mother believed all the lies that her boy told her about the evil teacher who was failing him, despite all his "hard work." You can imagine how humiliated she was when the school informed her that Mrs. L_______, was: 1. Born in Mexico. 2. Raised in Mexico. 3. Came to this country alone as an adult. 4. Couldn't speak English until she was 30. 5. Put herself through three different colleges to earn four degrees. 6. Was the most decorated teacher of ELL's in this part of San Bernardino County. With all this going on, I'm anticipating trouble. It only takes one...
Take away all monuments. Take away the stars and bars. Wipe the history books clean. Then kill affirmative action because the **** never happened!!!