December 1864 in the American Civil War

 Pictured: Union entrenchments before Nashville awaiting Hood's attack. General Pap Thomas beat him to the punch, routing the Confederate forces and destroying Hood's army and his career. Dec, 1864

Civil War December 1864: Attempt to burn Springfield Armory, Soldiers' Fair, Battles of Nashville, Fort Fisher and Sherman's March to the Sea
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General Sherman sent President Lincoln the following telegram on December 22:
“To his Excellency, President Lincoln,
I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the city of Savannah with 150 heavy guns and plenty of ammunition, and also about twenty-five thousand bales of cotton.
W. T. Sherman
Maj-Genl”
Sherman’s latest victory followed that of Maj. Gen George H. Thomas who, by December 16th, had routed the Confederate Army of Tennessee, effectively ending the war in the Western Theater.

Marching Through Georgia - Historic Images and Song  "Musicians (unconfirmed): Byron G. Harlan and Frank C. Stanley, 1904"

American Civil War December 1864

Dec 1864 US Civil War timeline

December 4, 1864	Battle of Waynesborough	Georgia
	March to the Sea
December 6, 1864	Salmon P. Chase named Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
	Salmon P. Chase
December 6, 1864	Battle of Stoney Creek	Virginia
	Siege of Petersburg
December 13, 1864	Union army captures Ft. McAllister	Georgia
	William Tecumseh Sherman
	March to the Sea
	Fort McAllister
	Fort McAllister
December 15, 1864 December 16, 1864	Battle of Nashville	Tennessee
	John Bell Hood
	George Thomas
	Nashville Campaign
December 21, 1864	Sherman occupies Savannah	Georgia
	March to the Sea
	William Tecumseh Sherman "Battle of Nashville" painted by Howard Pyle in 1907

 

Here comes Rev. Al

 

The Police and Grand Jury Can't Win! The Media, Politicians, and Agitators Care Only About Feelings Not Facts  ... "And so the whole thing here just perpetuates itself, with no solution, no understanding, none of it.  And now there are interested parties waiting to feed off all this, such as the Drive-By Media, 'cause this feeds right into the soap opera script. And then the Sharptons and Jacksons of the world who are able to profit -- and not pay taxes in the case of Sharpton -- off this kind of thing." 

Bernie Sanders: Evidence that the Senator from Vermont is a Big “C” Communist

Noisy Room  ... "But is Bernie Sanders really being honest? What if he is actually more of a communist? A believer in class struggle? Of crushing the free enterprise system?
Does it matter? The man is a US Senator. His vote could decide the nomination of a Supreme Court Justice, or ratify a gun banning treaty with the United Nations. He is even seriously exploring a presidential run on the Democratic ticket. Damned right his real views matter.

"Firstly, I want to present evidence that Senator Sanders is not truly an Independent. That he is in fact, a member of a semi-secret political organization. Secondly, I want to prove that that organization, in spite of labeling itself ‘socialist,’ is in fact, a communist grouping – with all the negative connotations that it implies." ...

 

..."My contention is simple. Despite using the word “socialists” in its name, DSA is, for all practical purposes, a communist organization. Because most DSAers are also active Democrats, or Green Party activists, the “socialist” label doesn’t meet the degree of resistance, that the more honest description “communist” would.

"DSA works very closely with three of America’s leading communist groups – the Maoist leaning Freedom Road Socialist Organization, the “old guard” Communist Party USA, and the CPUSA spin-off Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism." ...

How Many Members Of The 111th U.S. Congress Are Self-Declared Socialists?  (2009-2011)
"A: Eleven: John Conyers [Chairman of the Judiciary Committee], Tammy Baldwin, Jerrold Nadler, Luis Gutierrez, Melvin Watt, Maxine Waters, Hank Johnson, Steve Cohen, Barbara Lee, Robert Wexler, Linda Sanchez [there are 23 Democrats on the Judiciary Committee of which eleven, almost half, are now members of the DSA]."

The Democratic Socialists of America Fall newsletter commented on the Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson this way:

Go to the link above if you question the context of this excerpt. Until then, if a DSA member gets authority over the police force in your area, think hard before going into law enforcement.

 

Ferguson Protestors In Denver Cheered When Car Hit Four Police Officers, Chant “Hit Him Again”…

And the police are the bad guys?

Weasel Zippers

 

"Not all that surprising considering the race hustlers have whipped the protesters into a anti-police frenzy.

"Update to this story."

 

DENVER – The Denver police union says protestors marching against the Ferguson grand jury decision cheered and chanted “hit him again” after four officers were hit by a runaway car.
Several other police sources tell 9NEWS crime and justice reporter Anastasiya Bolton that there is evidence as well as DPD witnesses to the fact that some students cheered after the officers were struck.

The Denver Police Protective Association condemned the cheering in a statement released Thursday.
“These actions are not only reprehensible but quite possibly the most disturbing thing this Association has ever heard,” it read, in part.

Next time you're being mugged by some strong-arm bandit, call Al Sharpton.

NYC: Communist Group Hands Out “Chant Sheet” To Garner Protesters, Equates NYPD With KKK…

Victor Davis Hanson: War Clouds on the Horizon? A large war is looming absent preventive American vigilance.

VDH's Private Papers

 

... "The subsequent appeasement of Britain and France, the isolationism of the United States, and the collaboration of the Soviet Union with Nazi Germany green-lighted Hitler’s aggression — and another world war.

 

"We are entering a similarly dangerous interlude. Collapsing oil prices — a good thing for most of the world — will make troublemakers like oil-exporting Iran and Russia take even more risks.

Terrorist groups such as the Islamic State feel that conventional military power has no effect on their agendas. The West is seen as a tired culture of Black Friday shoppers and maxed-out credit-card holders.

 

"NATO is underfunded and without strong American leadership. It can only hope that Vladimir Putin does not invade a NATO country such as Estonia, rather than prepare for the likelihood that he will, and soon."

"The United States has slashed its defense budget to historic lows. It sends the message abroad that friendship with America brings few rewards while hostility toward the U.S. has even fewer consequences. ..."

Emphasis mine, TD 

Obama calls for tougher Internet regulation

MSN See the pros and cons of this discussed at the bottom. I do not know if this is a good idea or bad; I only know that so far everything the Obama administration touches turns to, well... not gold. The Tunnel Dweller

Against net neutrality:

 

"President Barack Obama on Monday embraced a radical change in how the government treats Internet service, coming down on the side of consumer activists who fear slower download speeds and higher costs but angering Republicans and the nation's cable giants who say the plan would kill jobs.

"Obama called on the Federal Communications Commission to more heavily regulate Internet providers and treat broadband much as it would any other public utility. He said the FCC should explicitly prohibit Internet providers like Verizon and AT&T from charging data hogs like Netflix extra to move their content more " ...

Pro-net neutrality:

The Pros and Cons of Net Neutrality "Currently, the Internet is considered to be neutral, however there is a lot of confusion over what exactly is Net Neutrality. So, I've collected a list of both the advantages and disadvantages of Net Neutrality to help people, especially lawmakers, decide what is best for the Internet." 

Pros and Cons of Net Neutrality in Two Lists    "Net neutrality advocates are licking their wounds following reports that the FCC will likely leave broadband services deregulated. Activists had hoped the Obama administration would prohibit Internet service providers from charging individuals by how much bandwidth they consume. Yet as the Washington Post reports, FCC Commissioner Julius Genachowski will likely keep in place the “current regulatory famework.” Does this threaten
freedom and openness on the Internet as net neutrality activists claim? How would net neutrality impact future investments in broadband? Here are two opposing views on the issue."

Net Neutrality Pros and Cons

Death Is A Fearful Thing, But Not Always Lonely

Rabble Writer   "Eric Garner is dead. That’s how you begin. Say his age. Where was he from? Who has he left behind? Explain how he died.

 

"Say who is to blame.

 

"Now you have your story. This week, we all have the same story. And the same question to answer: Who, exactly, is to blame? The system? Daniel Pantaleo, certainly. His hands, his elbow, his decision … all killed Eric Garner, that much is a certainty. This is not alleged, it is fact eternal, recorded on video, admitted by all, confirmed by autopsy. Daniel Pantaleo is the reason Eric Garner is dead.

... 

 

The writer lays out the list of causes leading to Mr. Garner's death, but I especially chose this one which I see as the enabling factor bringing all the other motives into play:

 

"The government? Much has been made of the tax that has resulted in the criminal enterprise of selling cigarettes person to person. The nanny state oppressor cum executioner, wielding the headsman’s axe of oppressive law and unreasonable taxation. Under the weight of oppression many a back has been broken and man pushed to resist. That has been a matter of life and death at times. Well then, that must be to blame."
 

Hat tip to Thomas LaDuke at Conservative Bloggers on Facebook