J. South, If there were massacred at the Crater, that would indeed be significant. I don't suppose you consider it significant that a majority of Washington's troops in the early battles were black freemen and slaves? It makes you feel better to think it was mostly white farmers who fought for your freedom from England. But, I for one, want to hear the whole story, not the white-washed version for the namby-pambies. PC aside, let the truth be told. Anne Anne Pemberton [log in to unmask] http://www.erols.com/apembert http://www.educationalsynthesis.org ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html