My grandson found this in my family tree

[AverageOldGuy]

8. Mine are ALL Confederates

I was born and reared in Wilkinson County MS. I can count 21 Confederates in my lineage.

One of my Confederate ancestors was a Brigadier General who disagreed strongly with Jefferson Davis and senior generals on a major strategic issue, so, he was relieved and sent back home to his plantation. He was right -- the operation was a disaster for the Confederate Army. Later, as he was a passenger on a river boat between Memphis and New Orleans, he was shot to death by a man with whom he had a long-time land dispute.