Reopening This Blog Today

In the last post I said I wouldn't start this blog up again until all the Confederate statues were down and gone, but, well, that didn't happen.

I will be making the occasional post about the War of 1812.  I am still really busy writing about the new war on any and all things Confederate.

--Brock-Perry

Andrew Jackson Statues in Missouri at Issue

The current Confederate Hatred groups ire has spread over to War of 1812 hero and former president Andrew Jackson who has two statues in Jackson County (Kansas City and Independence, Missouri) which are having plaques added to them with further context on the fact that he was a slave owner and the things he did to Indians.

To read more about it, go to my Civil War II:  The Confederacy Under Attack blog from today located in the My Blog List to the right of this.

At least they haven't defaced or torn down the statues.

--Brock-Perry

Baltimore's Defenders' Day-- Part 3: "The Monumental City"

Over the yeaars there were additional fatalities due to the firing of actual musket balls in the re-enactments.  In the years leading up to the Civil War, Baltimore newspapers would have a lot of advertisements for "now available --  blank ammunition."

  In 1857, statues to the two privates credited with killing British General Robert Ross were dedicated.  Many monument, in fact, to the War of 1812 caused Baltimore to get the nickname "The Monumental City."

The designation "The Monumental City" is attributed to the U.S. 6th president John Quincy Adams in 1827 during a civic toast at a banquet.

Of course, now Baltimore must hand its head in shame as it has removed some of its monuments due to political correctness and the current Confederate-hatred thing.

Shame On baltimore.  --Brock-Perry

Fort Norfolk, Virginia-- Part 2: Occupied By Confederates and Federals During Civil War

The United States Navy acquired the fort in 1849 and used it as a weapons depot.  Confederates occupied it 1861-1862 and then the Union reoccupied it for the remainder of the war.

In 1921, the Army Corps of Engineers moved in and in 1983 moved out after building the large Waterford Building.

It is still owned by the Army Corps of Engineers, but run by the Norfolk Historical Society.  Fort Norfolk is the last surviving harbor fort authorized by George Washington in 1794.

The Friends of Fort Norfolk and 2nd Virginia Regiment provide free admission to the fort and guided tours on the weekends.

--Brock-Perry

No Ontario Town Should Bear the Name of a Racist and Killer-- Part 2

A commemorative plaque to Jefferson Davis was removed from a Hudson's Bay Company building in downtown Montreal this past August.  Of course, Hudson Bay Company were not exactly righteous with Indians either.

The Southern Poverty Law Center reports that since 2015 to April 2017, at least 60 symbols of the Confederacy have been removed.

This group keeps close tally on Confederate monuments, especially those that remain and wants all taken down.  Kind of a racist thing if you ask me.

Amherst not only alienated the Native Peoples, but also the French Dominicans, Cubans and people of Martinique.

In 1760, during the French and Indian War, he captured Montreal, ending French rule in North America,

The Purge Comes to Canada.  --Brock-Perry

Continuing Memorial Day 2017-- Part 6: Started After the Civil War

Memorial Day, originally known as Decoration Day, was conceived after the Civil War as a way to honor the Union's war dead, with Southern states setting aside separate days to honor Confederate soldiers.

By the early 20th century, the holiday had evolved to honor all military members who died in the service of their country.

I honor the living veterans as well as those still serving on Memorial Day.