A lot of good and true men of both sides removed from the gene pool. To what end? I occasionally wonder what this nation(s), or the world for that matter, would look like today if on April 12th the Secesh hadn't fired and the Union had so eagerly responded. I wonder if Lt Farley had any qualms as he ordered that first signal mortar? Would there have been 2 nations? Would they have patched up their differences eventually? Would they have pulled together when the Germans torpedoed American ships causing our late entry into WW l? Would German be our language now? WWll? Would we be speaking Russian?
