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Post by stewartsattic on Apr 17, 2013 5:02:07 GMT -5
What is because they were the first 'peace time' black units formed after the Civil War... Excerpt: [On July 28, 1866, Congress passed legislation allowing black soldiers to serve as peacetime soldiers in the army. The enrollment of blacks in the military, along with the Union's victory in the Civil War, led to the formation of the Ninth Cavalry in New Orleans, under the command of Colonel Edward Hatch. The Tenth Cavalry in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, was led by Colonel Benjamin Grierson. Hatch and Grierson had problems finding white men to serve as officers. One who turned them down was then-Colonel George Armstrong Custer, who opted to take command of a lower-ranking all-white unit instead of a unit in the 9th Cavalry.]
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Post by Blindpig on Apr 17, 2013 12:54:36 GMT -5
1 point Fort Apache and I am thanking Scott for further information that may or may not now show up on a later question! :^) In all seriousness I love the enthusiasm.
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Post by Blindpig on Apr 17, 2013 12:55:52 GMT -5
Cinematography 101: 2pts Before hitting it big as Rita Hayworth this actress appeared in a number of serials and B Westerns under her real name which was?
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Post by tumbleweed on Apr 17, 2013 16:08:09 GMT -5
Margarita Carmen Cansino shortened to Rita Cansino
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Post by Blindpig on Apr 18, 2013 18:00:12 GMT -5
Two points for Tumbleweed! I saw her in an early western on late night television about three monthes ago and it was quite a change from her later movies.
Sorry about today the flying monkeys were thick at the office today.
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Post by Blindpig on Apr 19, 2013 11:09:12 GMT -5
Transportation 101: 2pts Pretty much everyone knows about the adventures of Pancho and Cisco but who can tell me there horses names?
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Post by stewartsattic on Apr 20, 2013 6:28:20 GMT -5
What is Loco for Pancho and Diablo for the Cisco Kid? Scott
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Post by Blindpig on Apr 20, 2013 15:39:14 GMT -5
2 points for Scott!
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Post by Blindpig on Apr 20, 2013 15:41:15 GMT -5
No flying monkeys today just a wife with a desire for a computer alcove so framing, wiring, drywall, taping, and mudding were on the agenda. Back tomorrow if I get home from the "TOY SHOW" in time!
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Post by tumbleweed on Apr 22, 2013 10:51:41 GMT -5
25 brownie points for BP Good Job
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Post by Blindpig on Apr 22, 2013 15:51:09 GMT -5
Wow! I am feeling really bad, a whole jungle full of monkeys today and huge but disappointing toy show yesterday (see New Years Toy resolutions) but I will try and do better the rest of the week.
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Post by Blindpig on Apr 23, 2013 11:11:05 GMT -5
English 101: 4 pts You have arrived at Fort Sumner in 1862 and have been informed it is a "Chaplain" post. What does that mean
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Post by tumbleweed on Apr 23, 2013 16:30:39 GMT -5
The summer of 1862 would be right after the fort fell in the hands of the Confederate govt. Maj Anderson had said that the flag flying over the fort would never be lowered in the face of the enemy as it had been blessed by the chaplain. The flag was damaged during a storm and brought down to be repaired and another sent up in its place. This flag was the one lowered and the fort surrendered to Confederate forces. Since the flag blessed by the chaplain still remained with the commander of the fort, it was not surrendered, but later raised again at the Fort after it's recapture, and raised by Anderson who had never released it
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Post by Blindpig on Apr 23, 2013 16:39:00 GMT -5
Good information and I learned something but I am looking at Fort Sumner for my question.
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Post by tumbleweed on Apr 23, 2013 19:34:54 GMT -5
Total embarassment. I should learn to read slower. Fort Sumner is where the Chaplains taught the Indians the Christian religion as well as to read and write. Being a Civil War buff, I never conceived the correct pronunciation in my brain. Sorry bout that
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