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EYESORE 9001

(29,889 posts)

2. I hail from an area that was provided soldiers to both sides during the civil war

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Thu Aug 14, 2025, 08:24 AM

Aug 2025

Being a descendant of a venerated veteran on the Union side, my grandmother ensured that I knew every loser family in the surrounding area. It also extended to horse thievery and cattle rustling, as I was warned away from associating with people with a thief in their family 100 years prior.