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Chapters 1-3 have been newly revised, corrected, and expanded with new material in each chapter. 
Alvis Duncan Hicks
in the 
Civil War

A Story of Southern Men 
in the Federal Army
Don’t Call Them “Yankees”!
One  of my ancestors (as far as I know, only one) fought in the Civil War. From the oral history I knew that he was a Union prisoner in the infamous prison camp at Andersonville.  I set out to learn more.
In the process of investigating his story I discovered a much larger drama, a great story that amazingly remains untold.  It is the story of the thousands of Southern men who served faithfully and courageously in the Federal Army.  
My great-great grandfather, Alvis Duncan Hicks, was one of them, a private in the 2nd Tennessee Volunteer Infantry, USA.
This is their story, and his story with them.  This first installment includes Chapter I, Enlistment;  Chapter II, Camp Dick Robinson; and Chapter III, First Fire at Camp Wildcat.  
Watch for further installments in the months to come, along with revisions and new material from ongoing research.A._D._Hicks.htmlA._D._Hicks.htmlA._D._Hicks.htmlA._D._Hicks.htmlA._D._Hicks.htmlshapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1shapeimage_2_link_2shapeimage_2_link_3shapeimage_2_link_4

Selection of the Month

From

“The Book of Wisdom and Folly,”

Appendix to Fool

The Way of Life

He who heeds instruction is in the Way of Life

but he who refuses correction goes astray.

For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light,

and reproofs of instruction are the Way of Life.

Proverbs 10:17; 6:23


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Some Miscellaneous Pursuits of Garry Nation...
Okies & Ags: 
Merry Christmas Y’all!
Everybody else: 
Merry Christmas to you too.
Thanks for dropping by.
Yuletide Edition
Latest update 12/7/09
New Bible Notes: 
 The Word & the Way
Notes on Psalm 119
“Here [in this psalm] we have set forth in inexhaustible fullness what the word of God is to a man, and how a man is to behave himself in relation to it.” Franz Delitzch
Thinkaboutit!
What Is Empathy—Really?  Most people today seem to think that empathy is like sympathy, only better!  What is the truth?
Whatever Happened to Pity?  How has pity fallen from the status of high Christian virtue—one of the sweetest and most comely fruits of love—almost to the status of a vice, even a sin?  And can we bring it back?
“Are You Kidding?”: 
One of my all time favorite stories: Where is the B. C.?
Goodness Gracious, Folks, try proofreading!  The Oops Files just keep growing--still more outrageous bulletin bloopers, the new in blue.Ps_119.htmlPs_119.htmlThink_5_empathy.htmlThink_6_pity.htmlhttp://www.yahoo.com/Are_You_Kidding.htmlAre_You_Kidding.htmlBulletin_Oops.htmlBulletin_Oops.htmlBulletin_Oops.htmlshapeimage_5_link_0shapeimage_5_link_1shapeimage_5_link_2shapeimage_5_link_3shapeimage_5_link_4shapeimage_5_link_5shapeimage_5_link_6shapeimage_5_link_7shapeimage_5_link_8shapeimage_5_link_9

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NEW!
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SeriousChristian.org

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A Word Fitly Spoken:

"The best way I know of persuading you anything is not to plead with you to trust me, not to invoke authority in general, to even call upon some expert, but to show you just what it is that persuaded me."

Dr. Philip Morrison, MIT

 

The Ever-Expanding Scrapbook
 Story Page
    “The Medusa Painting”
“Today, George Rogers Sterling hoped to consummate his life’s purpose.  Today he would look upon the hidden, the forbidden....”
(Read this story when you have some leisure time--but I don’t recommend it before bed.)
 Photos
 Fools & Follies Files
It may sound silly, but really we’re serious.  Here’s a growing    (unfortunately) collection of clippings illustrating the different levels of folly. You won’t believe what people are doing out there (or, sadly, you probably will).
 Are You Kidding?
Yes, sometimes we are.  When we do, we’ll put it here.  The Bible says there is “a time to laugh.”  (Doesn’t it?)
 Bible Notes
I’m happy to share with you some fresh pickings from my personal Bible study and meditations--not polished or finished, but suitable for a notebook.
Thinkaboutit!
The "One-Another" Commands of the New Testament
Wintley Phipps on “Amazing Grace”
No fooling.
The Meaning of Hypocrisy
What Is Empathy—Really?
Whatever Happened to Pity? Story_Page.htmlStory_Page.htmlPhotos.htmlFools.htmlAre_You_Kidding.htmlBible_Notes.htmlThink_1_one_another.htmlThink_1_one_another.htmlThink_2_amazing_grace.htmlThink_3_no_fooling.htmlThink_4_hypocrisy.htmlThink_5_empathy.htmlThink_6_pity.htmlshapeimage_8_link_0shapeimage_8_link_1shapeimage_8_link_2shapeimage_8_link_3shapeimage_8_link_4shapeimage_8_link_5shapeimage_8_link_6shapeimage_8_link_7shapeimage_8_link_8shapeimage_8_link_9shapeimage_8_link_10shapeimage_8_link_11shapeimage_8_link_12