tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post4842453785389240462..comments2024-01-22T04:45:58.881+02:00Comments on Simply Jews: Knoxville 1863GideonSworthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13951672633294843881noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-23007054023113123732010-07-26T05:57:24.000+03:002010-07-26T05:57:24.000+03:00Thank you for the plug, Snoop. I'm glad you en...Thank you for the plug, Snoop. I'm glad you enjoyed the tale. And as I told you privately I'm quite convinced that one of the major historical figures of the story, Lt. Benjamin, was a Jew, though I could find no proof of it. Not so unusual, really, as Jews participated on both sides. The Confederate secretary of state, after all, was Judah Benjamin, a Louisiana lawyer and planter.Dick Stanleynoreply@blogger.com