Makes a nice story to spread propaganda to those who don't know better.

Let's look at the facts:

Varina Davis and the Davis children had departed Richmond several days earlier and were in Greensboro, North Carolina. President Davis was enroute to Danville, Virginia with several members of the CSA Cabinet.

No mention was made of one of the children, Jim Limber, the black boy the Davis family adopted who lived with them in the White House and who was with Varina and the other children in Greensboro.

Abraham Lincoln did visit Richmond. He saw a city considerably destroyed by fires and looting initiated by Union troops. Part of the city, including the capitol and the White House remained unharmed, under heavy guard.

Lincoln had with him his son Todd. They did visit the Confederate White House, under a heavy guard detachment of soldiers. Lincoln sat at the desk of President Davis. He met with no one from the Confederate government, though he did meet with some Richmond officials and citizens.

Now I ask you....Why would this story be circulated? What good purpose does it serve? What is wrong with the truth? Doesn't it serve a better purpose?

Isn't it interesting that we Southerners are satisfied to live with the truth without embellishment while having to reserve efforts to shoot down the fantasies of those who distort the real truth to serve a selfish politically correct agenda.

Not to be without compassion, I want to make plain that I don't believe for one second that Joel Williams did this with malice aforethought. I think he, like his minister have been caught in a trap they had no idea is part of a campaign to herald Lincoln as a great American while the real history is proving he was the beginning of the death of our Republic. Further, he rebuked several efforts to either prevent or end a war that killed 620,000 Americans, more than all our wars combined. Where is the compassion?

Joel is too good a broadcaster not to check out stories before he reports them. I'm surprised to know this happened.

WDUN is part of a three station monopoly in Gainesville. One wonders how their owners are able to have approval for three stations with no competition.

Confederate descendants who make up a major part of their audience are not the only segments in Northeast Georgia's population to note the difference no competition makes.

Recently a commander of a SCV camp commented about how well the monopoly covered U. S. soldiers and veterans, that is except certified U. S. Veterans who happened to serve the Confederacy.

This station, to my knowledge, has never offered anyone associated with a heritage organization equal time, outside of an occasional call to a talk show.

I doubt you'll hear it on WDUN, but let's just review a few of more than a hundred of Saint Abraham's "acts of compassion":

• Developed and approved the war against civilians and non belligerents, including the burning and destruction of the property of Georgians, white and black, from Atlanta to the sea. (Read Sherman's Memoirs)
• Then there's the burning of Jackson and the total destruction of the Shenandoah Valley. (Read The Slave Narratives on the GHC website and note how black folks were left homeless with no food or place to go in their own words.)
• Approved and showed his approval of the torture of Confederate prisoners and the murder of at least 6,000 at Camp Douglas, Illinois, by promoting the warden to General. (The History Channel reports his amusement at hearing of the various methods of torture and slow death) You might ask yourself why you don't hear more about the most atrocious prison in U. S. history?
• After issuing unlawful orders removing constitutional rights and being rebuked by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, issued a warrant for the arrest of the Chief Justice. So much for separation of power.
• Ordered the arrest of a member of congress from Ohio for criticizing his unlawful intrusions on the Constitution. More assaults on the separation of power, this time, The Congress.
• Closed over 300 newspapers in the North and held editors and publishers in prison for criticizing his administration. Those who refused to give up their First Amendment rights were left to rot in jail.
• Only one Union officer was tried for atrocities against civilians by the Union army. He was found guilty and dishonorably discharged by the army. Lincoln restored him to duty and promoted him to general. Real compassion.