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Robert E. Lee's Confederate Victory at Chancellorsville Saved America's Democracy

  In May, 2024, there is much talk that America's democracy is in a fraught and perilous position. Perhaps. But not as fraught or as perilous as in May, 1863; when the Union General, the Commander of the Army of the Potomac, "Fighting Joe" Hooker, declared that; after he defeated the Confederates, he would assume the role of Napoleon, and march on Washington D.C. to overthrow the government and declare himself a military dictator. Hooker had a plan.  In May, 1863, one of the most significant battles in American history, was fought; the Battle of Chancellorsville, in which the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, under General Robert E Lee, defeated the Union Army of the Potomac under General Joseph “Fighting Joe” Hooker. 1-The battle is significant on a purely military level for it was an astonishingly stunning victory by Robert E. Lee, against all odds, an American Agincourt, a victory of the  few over the many. If you consider Robert E. Lee an American General, (and h...

American Advent 2021: American Generals Advise Preparing for Civil War

All across the Christian world, people are in the midst of Advent, the period which prepares Believers for the birth of the Christ. In 2021, the American Advent has been marked by a warning, in the WASHINGTON POST, by members of the American Military     to prepare for Civil War. Merry Xmas America.   “The U.S. military must start making preparations for another "insurrection" after the 2024 election, according to a trio of retired military generals.   An op-ed  published by the  Washington Post  …. called for action amid growing concern among former senior officials about the "potential for lethal chaos inside our military" in a flash of violence that could eclipse the Capitol riot on Jan. 6.   ….. action were advised by Paul Eaton, a retired U.S. Army major general and a senior adviser to VoteVets, Antonio Taguba, a retired Army major general with 34 years of active duty service, and Steven Anderson, a retired brigadier general who served in the...