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Andersonville

Marble markers in a row, With Old Glory hanging low. In final rest, these heroes lie, Underneath the Georgia sky. Where they suffer never more, Victims of the Gods of War. Living in the Georgia dirt, Blackened face, ragged shirt. Life no better than the hogs, Hunted down by Wirz’s dogs. To drink the waterContinue reading “Andersonville”

Company I History

Third Iowa Cavalry During the summer of 1861, a company of cavalry was organized at Centerville by Capt. T. J. Taylor. Our company was first called “Mounted Riflemen” and was in the state service for the protection of the border counties. A duty which was afterwards assumed by Capt. D. A. Spooner and hisContinue reading “Company I History”

Thornhill

Kid Curry and Jim Thornhill were pardners in a ranch. That one would take the wrong path happened quite by chance. Curry bore a grudge for a man named Pike, He’d even up the score and he’d make it right. Jimmer and the Currys strode into Jake’s Saloon, Not knowin’ what would happen before theContinue reading “Thornhill”

The Winner

Smedley rolled a smoke and looked inside his poke, He nearly had a stroke, discoverin’ he was broke. What was he to do, to drive away the blue? He didn’t have a clue, nor a dollar for a brew. Then he looked around, saw somethin’ on the ground, Look what he had found, was thisContinue reading “The Winner”

The Bearer of the Flag

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Epic Fail

Tarred and feathered on a rail, Put the Donald in the jail, As we respect the Rule of Law, Throw the Donald in the maw, He has been an epic fail. LDT April 29, ‘24 Tritter/X called this little Limerick violent hate speech: Main Menu: http://www.azrockdodger.com

Ride the High Lonesome

If I could ride the High Lonesome Trail, I’d choose the right path and I’d never fail. Wending my way through washes and rocks, And not give a care for cell phones or clocks. I’d gaze at the mountains in wonderous awe, The prettiest picture that I ever saw. Fed by the rain and warmedContinue reading “Ride the High Lonesome”

Retina

Cloudy lens, myopic eye, Give the Doc just one try, Doctor A will fix me good, I will see like I should. Easy op with little pain, My world becomes clear and plain. I threw my glasses in the trash, Had better uses for my cash. The curtain came from the side, My vision wasContinue reading “Retina”

Pinned

There I was stuck, pinned to the ground. My budding mechanical expertise had utterly failed me. How was I going to get out of this mess? My eleven-year-old self had been so proud when Dad told me to go put the tire back on the truck. He had done something to the brakes and hadn’tContinue reading “Pinned”

Arizona’s 1864 Abortion Law

In 1864 Arizona was a newly created territory with a multitude of problems and a population of about 5000 non-Indians (about half of whom became U.S. citizens when southern Arizona was acquired from Mexico in the 1854 Gadsden Purchase.) The only real town in the territory was Tucson. It was a backward place of roughContinue reading “Arizona’s 1864 Abortion Law”