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“Tagged!.......”  -|- -|- -|- -|- -|- -|- -|- -|- -|- -|- -|- -|- -|- WELCOME TO THE SINNERS CLUB -|- -|- -|- -|- -|- -|- -|- -|- -|- -|- -|- -|- -|- “America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.” ~ Abraham Lincoln ~ ..........Greetings and Salutations,.......I hope Everyone had a Happy Holiday, regardless of your Religious Preference,.......With a little luck You All had a day full of Food, Family, Friendship and Fun!......I know I Certainly Did!.......Alrighty Then, It’s Monday once again my fellow Sinners,........Everybody’s Least Favorite day of the week,.........In an Attempt to assuage the Suck Ass Nature of the day I would like to divert your Attention from the Stresses and the Strains come Hand in Hand with Monday’s,.......And so, Here is another piece of Civil War Antiquity from my Personal Collection,.............  (Above Photo) Brass Cavalry Saddle Ornament, stamped “Allegheny U.S. Arsenal 1861”, unused stock. Purchased from the Bannerman Collection, Virginia. ..........Originally situated on thirty acres of land adjacent to the Allegheny River in the neighborhood of Lawrenceville just outside of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, the Allegheny Arsenal, built in Eighteen Fourteen by the U.S. Army Ordinance Department, would become an important manufacturing and supply center for Union Armies in the West during the American Civil War. ..........The arsenal originally employed Three Hundred and Eight civilian workers in it’s prewar days. During the American Civil War however, when the manufacturing of cartridges became a priority, the arsenal increased its number of civilian employees to just over Eleven Hundred. During wartime the main lab alone would employ One Hundred and Fifty Eight civilian workers, the vast majority of whom where women. ..........On the afternoon of September the Seventeenth, Eighteen Sixty Two about Two P.M. the main lab of the arsenal exploded. The blast shattered windows throughout the surrounding neighborhood, reportedly being heard as far as Two miles away. ..........The arsenals Commander, Col. John Symington rushed from his quarters and the hillside upon hearing the first explosion. As Col. Symington approached he witnessed the Second and Third explosions tear through the lab. By the time the fire was brought under control and finally extinguished, the remains of the main lab were little more than a smoldering ruin. ..........Seventy Eight of the mostly young woman workers were killed in the explosion. Fifty Four of the bodies were rendered unidentifiable from the fire and buried in a mass grave in the Allegheny Cemetery. The most common theory on the explosions cause was a spark struck by a metal horseshoe touched off loose gunpowder on the cobblestones of the road next to the lab. This in turn ignited several barrels of gunpowder on the arsenal’s loading platform. ..........A coroner’s jury would accuse Col. Symington of negligent conduct in allowing gunpowder to accumulate on the road and elsewhere. In a letter to the Ordinance Department, Col. Symington would speculate the cause of the explosion was from leaking powder barrels being placed on the platform. Lab Superintendent Alexander McBride had complained repeatedly the powder was being shipped in defective barrels with loose covers by DuPont and Company. In the End, Col. John Symington would be found innocent of all charges. ..........Although the Allegheny Arsenal Tragedy would become the largest single civilian disaster during the American Civil War, It would be largely overshadowed by the extremely high casualties of the Battle of Antietam, which was fought near the town of Sharpsburg, Maryland on the same day as the explosion. ..........And Alas,.........My Devils and Debutante’s, ’s all I have for you today,.........If I didn’t Brighten your Day a little, I hope maybe I Enlightened your Day a little,.........So keep the Music Up, keep your Head Down and Try and Push your way through the Rest of the Week,.........I’ll be seeing you All around Blogville,.........If however, for whatever reasons, You should Feel the for a Sin Fix to hold You over,.........You know where I’ll be,........ Right Here, where You left ,........... Sinfully Yours, backpocket President: The Sinners Club  -|- -|- -|- -|- -|- -|- -|- -|- AS LONG AS THE EARTH KEEPS SPINNING, LETS KEEP SINNING -|- -|- -|- -|- -|- -|- -|- -|- |
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If you ever decide to take a trip to Cali, we have quite a few Civil War reenactment groups that put on shows regularly. The closest reenactment to my area is Fort Tejon. Think like what you'd experience at a Renaissance Faire, only different era, costumes/speech, the whole shebang. Speaking of BANG (hee!) yes... they love their black powder and fire off the cannons regularly.  "Be who you are and say what you feel. Those who matter won't mind, and those who mind won't matter." ~ Dr. Seuss.
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What a great piece of memorabilia and an excellent story to go with it. Thanks for sharing. Opportunity may knock only once, but temptation bangs on the door forever!
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mmmMMm....happy belated Easter, to you!!! glad you had a good one...mine was good...i had ham, mac'n cheese, green beans, and key lime pie...mMMmm...have you tried key lime pie? it's a Southern thing...darlin...
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Happy Monday sexy, some interesting history today. Monday isn't that bad, as it's what we do with it that makes it what it is.. Seduce the mind and see what a wonderful adventure the body will take you on.. 
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