Hi James,
As always, I enjoyed reading your response. Your point of view is so different from my rasin' that it really makes me think a lot. I had several ancestors in the war, but I usually find myself thinking about my great-great grandfather Einkauf. He lived in an area we always called "German settlement," which is northwest of Houston. The German community was divided on the issues, but they were still deeply rooted in the old world too. War wasn't new to them either. It wasn't that long ago that my ancestors lost everything they owned in the "Runaway Scrape," and they were still fighting Indians in the state. I wonder how much of this affected their way of thinking. I can't help but think that things like security and survival weighed more on his mind than it does on mine today.
Chilidog
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