Duffy's Cut - The Wild Geese2024-03-28T16:15:09Zhttps://thewildgeese.irish/forum/topics/duffy-s-cut?commentId=6442157%3AComment%3A15949&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noAs always, thank you for that…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2013-04-06:6442157:Comment:159492013-04-06T16:01:01.225ZGerry Reganhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/ger_regan
<p>As always, thank you for that historical insight, Mike. </p>
<p>As always, thank you for that historical insight, Mike. </p> They have not been able to fi…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2013-04-05:6442157:Comment:157612013-04-05T18:48:35.349ZMike McCormackhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/MikeMcCormack
<p>They have not been able to find and identify all the bodies since some are buried too close to the existing Amtrak lines to be excavated. However the evidence reveals that some may have been suffering from Cholera and either they or their comrades went for medical assistance sparking a fear in the local community that an epidemic was upon them and something had to be done. That somethig was the destructon of the entire worker's camp and all in it. While it is possible that some many have…</p>
<p>They have not been able to find and identify all the bodies since some are buried too close to the existing Amtrak lines to be excavated. However the evidence reveals that some may have been suffering from Cholera and either they or their comrades went for medical assistance sparking a fear in the local community that an epidemic was upon them and something had to be done. That somethig was the destructon of the entire worker's camp and all in it. While it is possible that some many have died or were about to die from Cholera, the bodies that were found reveal evidence of trauma indicating a vioent end for those left alive. </p> Mike, a very worthy effort, I…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2013-04-04:6442157:Comment:155392013-04-04T17:15:53.462ZGerry Reganhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/ger_regan
<p>Mike, a very worthy effort, I feel. But some commentators, speaking about "Sheridan's Ride," have stated that poetry, while often stirring and dramatic, doesn't necessarily make good history --- do you believe that all 57 who died at Duffy's Cut were murdered, then? </p>
<p>Mike, a very worthy effort, I feel. But some commentators, speaking about "Sheridan's Ride," have stated that poetry, while often stirring and dramatic, doesn't necessarily make good history --- do you believe that all 57 who died at Duffy's Cut were murdered, then? </p>