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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: In regard to secession, let i be known that Virginia, Ne York, and Rhode Island all joined the voluntary Union of sovereign states with the expressed condition that they reserved the right to withdraw from it. All states being equal under the constitution, the right of secession applied to al Secession is nothing more than the inalienable right to freedom of association in the political
sphere. To those who argue that the Southern states submitted their right of secession to the arbitration of arms is no more valid than to say a pedestrian submits his right to the money i his pocket to the arbitration of hold-up man. The money might be gone, but his right to it is The Southern states may have been driven back into the Union at the point of the bayonet and “overwhelming numbers and resources,” but the right of secession remains. H.V. Traywick Richmond, Va
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: First, I want to thank you fo one of the greatest articles I’v
ever had the honor to read. Your “10 Favorite Books” deserves to be included in the list of many fine books mentioned in your ar-
ticles! Thank You! Now that being said and I hav your attention, I’d like to say your fine writers missed several of the period’s most important books: Much of the War’s written material strikes me as scholarly a tempts to find a magic formula that will make the suffering and destruction understandable or almost mathematically inevita-
cestral blood and neighbors trying to kill each other for some “justifiable” reason. To describe
major theme is an attempt to find the unicorn. War is the lowest measure of humanity. It is evil, is brutal, and it is something th
should be expressed as such. To not include books that attempt to describe this distress leaves the list short of real history. If I could add another b would be one not yet writte there is no Confederate version of the Red Badge of Courage! Why not? If only Buster Kilraine had survived the War and written a diary to expand on his description of a “Killer Angel” and his tempt to restart a meaningful lif after his experiences! (Hmmm, maybe a new novel idea?) Thank you again for an excel-
lent publication, and more importantly, a well-thought-out, quality scholarship! Dan Cash Havertown,
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: I do not know about anyone else, but no one has to tell me why copies of the CWN are being destroyed and damaged at the US Post Office. We all know that we are under attack, law enforcement officers are being killed, our cities burned, and our monuments destroyed. Like you, I sit here on Lost Mountain, Ga., and there is not a damn thing I can do, until now. My twelve-year-old great grandfather did not roll over when
President Lincoln sent the call out. He and brothers marched south with the 69th New York Militia to Bull Run. Somebody
later shot one of the brothers in the forehead at the North Anna. By then, they were called the Fighting 69th of the Irish Brigad I’m tired of rolling over. I di not roll over in the Marines or the state police. I can’t grab my gun and protect my flag. But tomorrow, I will put a check in the
ging cost and that of a few of th brothers under the weather be-
I’m going up to Remembrance Day in Gettysburg. The politicians can cancel the SUVCW parade, but the 69th New York will
be at our monument and visiting the graves. If you can, please join me by sending in a check to the
CWN to cover the added cost of polybagging. Steve Rei Lost Mountain, Ga. t Publishers Note: Since we decided to begin mailing copies of Civil War News inside a polybag with a cover sheet starting with the November 2020 issue, we are delighted to announce that we have not received one complaint of a missing or damaged paper, a first since the beginning of 2020 The response from our readers
to the addition of the polybags has been so positive. We have received donations in support of this additional cost, and based upon the numbers of renewals coming in, the additional charge
problem for most of our readers. graciously made generous donations to help support the paper. We appreciate any and all help in the preservation of our publication. It is no secret that thes are challenging times for publications such as ours, with loss of event advertising due to the Covid-19 social distancing requirements and necessary cancellations to prevent the spread of the virus. We fully expect to
gain advertising revenue as businesses open back up and events are rescheduled. Some of our long-time advertisers have found
it too difficult to remain in bus ness this year, so we have permanently lost the revenue from their support. Sadly, we will mis their friendships and we wish them the best. non-profit; however, we are start ing to feel like we should be. In spite of the lost advertising rev
enue this year, the price for our printing has gone up while the price we pay for other services to provide you with a top-notch publication has remained the same. Peggy and I have personally had to dig into our savings this year to keep the paper afloa That being said, we know that there are those among our readers who have professions that
have protected them from the financial burdens put upon many of us this year. We are not too proud to ask that if you love wha we produce, month after month, year after year, then please consider making a donation to the December 2020