Thanks for the thread. I haven't thought about that in a while.
That example is truely the reason the Second Amendment was drafted into the Constituion....
The father of a friend that I grew up hunting with in Tellico Plains TN was a participant in the siege. His dad is Bill White, He owns the old tellico lodge property between the bald river falls and the fish hatchery on the tellico river. He was one of the returning GIs that took over untill the federal gov could take control of the situation. If you want more insite heres one book that I know of that was written on it.
http://www.amazon.com/Swifter-than-eagles-battle-nonfiction/dp/0938212001I read this after I posted......
Thanks for an interesting piece of history. Although I was a history major in college I had never heard of the incident before. I will have to do a little more research on the subject. Has anyone written a book about the "war?" I would certainly be interested in reading it.
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Walking Tall roots had nothing to with the siege in athens....
