Happy 4th of July, y'all!!
You know, we (in the South) might as well have all been born Geminis. Why? You ask.
Because Geminis may forgive but they just never forget. I know this personally - my youngest daughter is a Gemini. She remembers things that I actually question if they ever happened!
We, in the south, remember that it was July 4th, 1863 when Pemberton surrendered to Grant. He did it, on a Holiday, thinking Grant would give the South better "terms." They did. The people of Vicksburg were starving and the Union troops shared their food. Neither did they take the Souths troops as prisoners. Okay, so they were good guys about it!
For years, the South continued to "fight the war".....the 4th of July wasn't celebrated. Nothing was closed, in Vicksburg, on the 4th. I'm not sure about the rest of the south.
We might as well have been Geminis -----we just never forgot!!
Finally, after the allies won WWII we began minor celebrations. However, after the BiCentennial of 1976, we finally "rejoined the Union" and the celebrations began. (I, personally, think it's just the fact that we were missing out on those days off from work, picnics, fireworks, etc.)
Yep, we were all just a bunch of Geminis!!
(Parts of this were copied from 'Today in Mississippi.')
