Rebel Spirit

Detailed excerpts from my first book with added information and research.

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April '12

Letters from the Front

Here are full text versions of four letters written by Baillie during the American Civil war. Reading words that one has written in another life is just a plain miracle. They still give me goosebumps. I can hear myself writing them and see pictures in my head of me doing so; truly fascinating. I am indebted to Ian Lekus of Duke University, Durham NC, for his help and kindness in supplying copies of these and other original letters from the...

May '12

Accessing the Past

Accessing the Past On World Book day March 25, 1999 in a Folkestone bookshop situated on the Southern English coast, I discovered the photograph of a long dead Confederate soldier. The book coincidentally opened at the precise page, the name coincidentally was my name and the face coincidentally was my face, it was all far too much of a coincidence to be a coincidence! Gazing into the looking glass of time I spied a familiar reflection; for I...

June '12

SCV Service Award 2001

In 2001 I had the honour to receive a service award from The Sons of Confederate Veterans in my home State of Georgia, USA. This was in recognition for the discovery and research that led to my PhD. For me this was a wonderful achievement and means a lot to me. The 5th Georgia Volunteer Cavalry will not be forgotten and their illustrious service to the Confederate States of America will be remembered. BY CLICKING ON THE IMAGE YOU CAN SEE THE...

The Photograph

It was a cold March day with just the first glimmers of Spring. My daughter had passed her 11+ examination to the local grammar school and we had just returned from the school ski trip to the French Alps, which had been marvellous. I was feeling on top of the world, but not quite sure of which direction to go in. It was March 25 and it was World Book Day. The school had issued the children with book vouchers, which could be exchanged at any...

The Civil War 1861 to 1865

Caught up in the jingoistic military fervour of 1861, Baillie a gentleman and natural horseman joined the local McIntosh Light Dragoons as a 3rd Lieutenant. In a somewhat cavalier and picnic air, gallant home spun uniforms and high manners were the order of the day as the dashing troops reviewed in front of the town ladies. Those ladies most certainly included the beautiful blonde seventeen year old, Sarah Elizabeth Spalding. It was at this...

July '12

The General Pickett Letters 1

General Pickett Letters My close association with Paul Karabin and his remarkable past life case has been on going these past nine years. Paul is General George E Pickett CSA returned, of that I have no doubt in my mind whatsoever. His wife Diane Karabin was his wife La Salle in the Civil War and his brother and sister also turned up to be re-united during this period. George is a true Rebel Spirit and a man I am proud to call my brother in...

The General Pickett Letters 2

General Pickett's Letters 2 Baillie! Hey ! Here is the place to eat in Style! Almost across the street from the motel on Steinwehr! We have been there a few times and the food is EXCELLENTE! Now That's The Style! Baillie! Strangely enough I am visited by a lot of Southern Sympathizers. They come in and quietly tell me their true feelings. I let it out loud and clear about Lincoln and his war of Northern aggression. I sell a lot of flags & bumper...

The General Pickett Letters 3

The General Pickett Letters 3 Baillie! The men in the photos escorting my now deceased mother-in-law : one is a cousin to me and the other a brother-in-law. George died of what was referred to as a coming down with the chills. It must have been an influenza or our shared problem of excessive gas. A few pints of stout and I am a one man musician. He was like me loyal to the boys. I stood my ground for my pressman and labourers at The...

June '13

Irish Genocide

The Time for Truth had arrived! Is Britain's cover-up of its 1845-1850 holocaust in Ireland the most successful Big Lie in all of history? The cover-up is accomplished by the same British terrorism and bribery that perpetrated the genocide. Consider: why does Irish President Mary Robinson call it "Ireland's greatest natural 1 disaster" while she conceals the British army's role? Potato blight, "phytophthora infestans", did spread from America to...

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