Another brick towards building the Union Talbot Boys
The virtual world has spoiled me. Like many other people, I've become accustomed to
instant gratification. I want something
and, voilĂ , the Internet delivers, usually next day. Unfortunately, the real world (and most often my brain) aren't
wired for instant results.
That explains why I am still working on an article I started two years
ago. But let's put that article aside
and talk Talbot Boys.
A couple of weeks ago I attended a second meeting in as many weeks to discuss and
solidify plans to build a Union Talbot Boys monument. For those of you following the Talbot Boys saga, you know it's
been almost three years since the Talbot County commissioners voted to save the
Confederate Talbot Boys Monument and give authorization for a Union Talbot Boys
Monument.
The Internet works at the speed of light, but people
don't. Five months ago, through the help
of the Talbot County Commissioners, my lone journey to build a Union Talbot
Boys monument merged with a few other citizens' journeys to accomplish the same
goal, citizens I'll introduce to you at a future date - like when we have
shovels, brick, and mortar in hand to start building the Union Talbot Boys
monument. For now, I think it's safe to
say we're all on the same page in expressing our ideas, although we each use
different words to express those ideas and to add depth and meaning to the
monument that will emerge from our collective efforts.
Before I go any further with this story, let me make it
clear I do not speak for the group nor any individual member of the group. I speak for myself and express my opinion of
how I see the progress of the - for lack of a formal name right now - Union
Talbot Boys Committee. In due time you
will hear their voices if they are so inclined.
War of brother against brother: True identities may be lost in the dustbin of history, testament to the difficulty of accurate interpretation of that era. |
The Union Talbot Boys committee is united in believing nothing of that era should be glorified, but all of it should be told. No matter how divided our country may become in its ideology, we should always be able to look at the most divisive time in our history to ensure we never march down that path again. With the political and social divisions splitting our country, the lessons of the Civil War era, in all its ugliness and brutality, are all the more important for us to face and learn from today.
The Union Talbot Boys linked with the Confederate Talbot Boys will tell the tragic story of a country deeply divided and the consequences of that division. The story needs to be told, not silenced, and told in all its brutal honesty.
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