OK, here is a bit of trivia...In what "CITY" of the Union (North) are there more Confederate dead buried in, than any "STATE" (think of Pennsylvania/Gettysburg) outside of the Confederacy (South)???
Yes, this great metro we live in Chicago! When General Grant started his campaign south along the Mississippi River the prisoners where sent back to Camp Douglass. Then a training camp for the Union located at 32nd and Cottage Grove. As they were not well taken care of, living in pine shacks, many without shoes, thousands succumbed to our harsh winters... The following pictures are from Oak Woods Cemetery located at 67th and Cottage Grove where over 6,000 Confederate dead are buried in a mass grave.
As we spend quality time with our friends and families this weekend please remember we might be witnessing some new history in the making... the return of Lord Stanley's Cup to Chicago. Its' nature certainly is not of the ultimate price our brave military heroes have paid in the past and present. But it is about a game called 'Hockey' that lets us escape from the rigors of life for entertainment purposes. Sorry for the rant on hockey but I admire the athletes as they appear to act as the least 'entitled' in all of pro sports. By the way, the last time the Cup was hoisted by our Blackhawks I was just a few months old and don't remember it all too well. Oh ya, the TV 'back in the day' was black and white!
Following is a picture from my cell phone as the Hawks beat San Jose 3-2 in OT on Dustin Byfuglien's goal in OT last Friday night. LET'S GO HAWKS!!!
Thanks for a great history lesson and also yoour help to make sure our memorial is sparkling clean for Monday's Memorial Day Observance. The Winnetka Park District was already scheduled and all prepared to scrub it down Sunday... So it will be bright and shiny for Monday.
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