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In fairness, I have added several blogs to the links, but was too lazy to note them. I will venture to improve in announcing additions. The one I just added is Mostly Cajun. Here is their latest post
TODAY IN HISTORY June 23
1713 – The former French residents of Acadia are given one year to declare allegiance to Britain or leave Nova Scotia, Canada. Since I’m sitting here in Southwest Louisiana, you might figure how well that worked out for the hard-headed ones.
1812 – Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon I of France invades Russia. In the precise verbiage of military studies, this is known as “letting your alligator mouth overload your mosquito ass.”
1848 – Beginning of the June Days Uprising in Paris, France. Why? Because the government was going to shut down a make-work welfare program. Don’t laugh too hard. We’rejust aboutthere, folks!1865 – American Civil War: at Fort Towson in the Oklahoma Territory, Confederate, Brigadier General Stand Watie surrenders the last significant rebel army. He’s full-blooded Cherokee, by the way. You know how racist those Confederates are!
That last entry, regarding Stand Watie and the last surrender of any significant Confederate force caught my eye. Here is a trivia question Gen. Watie was Cherokee In all five Indian tribes fought with the Confederacy can you name them? Yes, Cherokee was one, so what are the other four?
