Gary
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Post by Gary on Apr 20, 2006 5:52:04 GMT -6
GAC, above, states,,,,,," if it weren't for the specious attempts to rig a tenuous provenance for that damned watch!" I just love it when you come up with these statements. Your, spending so much effort in trying to belittle people is why many will not respond to this forum! Isn't that a shame!
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Post by Tricia on Apr 20, 2006 8:31:22 GMT -6
Elisabeth--
Thanks for the information; I truly enjoy these opportunities when we can talk characters! Granted, a long, long shot led to this discussion, but I continue to enjoy learning about the nuances to Keogh's personality. And speculation, no matter how abstracted, can be fun! The thing that convinces me about Myles' religious "worldliness" is the complete lack of--in post mortium notices--any references to the K of M, as well as Keogh's burial in the Protestant cemetery.
But I think we may be witnessing the death knell (no pun intended) to the GAC as Mason and/or Knight of Malta idea ...
Great conversation! Leyton McLean
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Post by rch on Apr 22, 2006 9:34:44 GMT -6
While looking into other matters I ran into a site listing some famous Masons. It was an interesting list inluding Crockett, Travis, and Bowie; FDR and Churchill; George M. Cohan, Jerome Kern, and Irving Berlin; and Louis Armstrong, and John Philip Sousa.
Custer was not on the list, but among the Medal of Honor winners were two of Custer's brigade commanders, William Wells and Henry Capehart, plus Nelson Miles and Charles Varnum.
The tomb stones of Masons often included the masonic symbol. The monument of a later 7th Cavalry officer, Alan Capron who was on detached service with the Rough Riders when he was killed, has such a symbol.
rch
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