Comments on: A Child’s Richard Kirkland http://cwmemory.com/2009/12/21/a-childs-richard-kirkland/ Where History, Heritage, and Education Intersect Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:35:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kevin Levin http://cwmemory.com/2009/12/21/a-childs-richard-kirkland/#comment-12929 Kevin Levin Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:43:32 +0000 http://cwmemory.com/?p=5738#comment-12929 Small world indeed. Richard seems like a pretty cool kid. Small world indeed. Richard seems like a pretty cool kid.

]]> By: markrcheathem http://cwmemory.com/2009/12/21/a-childs-richard-kirkland/#comment-12928 markrcheathem Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:06:49 +0000 http://cwmemory.com/?p=5738#comment-12928 Kevin,<br><br>You won't believe this, but I am great friends with Richard Warren's step-sister (the step-sister's husband has been my best friend since high school), and I know Richard's parents. Small world! Kevin,

You won't believe this, but I am great friends with Richard Warren's step-sister (the step-sister's husband has been my best friend since high school), and I know Richard's parents. Small world!

]]> By: Kevin Levin http://cwmemory.com/2009/12/21/a-childs-richard-kirkland/#comment-12897 Kevin Levin Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:42:28 +0000 http://cwmemory.com/?p=5738#comment-12897 Thanks for the link, though you have to be a member to be able to access the document. I have no reason to believe that at some point Kirkland didn't jump the wall to aid Union soldiers. My guess is that something along the lines of what Rable suggests is right. <br><br>It seems to me that the 1880 Kershaw letter is just as much about him as it is about Kirkland. I want to know more about what motivated Kershaw to write that letter. Thanks for the link, though you have to be a member to be able to access the document. I have no reason to believe that at some point Kirkland didn't jump the wall to aid Union soldiers. My guess is that something along the lines of what Rable suggests is right.

It seems to me that the 1880 Kershaw letter is just as much about him as it is about Kirkland. I want to know more about what motivated Kershaw to write that letter.

]]> By: Will Hickox http://cwmemory.com/2009/12/21/a-childs-richard-kirkland/#comment-12896 Will Hickox Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:55:23 +0000 http://cwmemory.com/?p=5738#comment-12896 Here is a link to the forum posting with the article I mentioned: <br><a href="http://www.authentic-campaigner.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26086&highlight=kirkland" rel="nofollow">http://www.authentic-campaigner.com/forum/showt...</a><br><br>The author does indeed cite the 1880 Kershaw piece as the earliest version of the Kirkland legend. He also quotes a postbattle letter which mentions a Confederate soldier helping the wounded, but it's a Georgia soldier and he isn't named. I think you're right in suspecting that it wasn't an isolated incident and may have happened all along the battleline, but it's curious that so few would have mentioned such an extraordianary event at the time. Here is a link to the forum posting with the article I mentioned:
http://www.authentic-campaigner.com/forum/showt…

The author does indeed cite the 1880 Kershaw piece as the earliest version of the Kirkland legend. He also quotes a postbattle letter which mentions a Confederate soldier helping the wounded, but it's a Georgia soldier and he isn't named. I think you're right in suspecting that it wasn't an isolated incident and may have happened all along the battleline, but it's curious that so few would have mentioned such an extraordianary event at the time.

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