As a retired educator, I am stunned by the blatant tenor of bias reflected in Gannon's remarks. Her tone ratchets up into the registers of vicious disdain and anger. Why would a professor allow herself to cast aside impartiality and fairness? The issues she raises do not reach the threshold commonly associated with the vicious attacks she launches. I know well one of the contributors to this thread, and I defer to his vast and deep knowledge of the area, the battle, and its aftermath. I confine my criticism to the wholly unprofessional approach taken by Barbara Gannon--a very angry woman. I wonder what her department chair would have to say upon hearing one of the university's professors rant about a subject that, according to knowledgeable local sources, needs some serious fact-checking, along with an effort to impart impartiality in delivery. At the educational institution where I taught for almost thirty years, faculty were expected to conduct themselves with dignity and honor in all things--especially when speaking publicly.
American soldiers who fought bravely and were killed on the battlefield were put into a mass grave. I hope that all Americans would agree that is something that is against the way we treat our honored veterans and Dr. Gannon has every right to express her frustration and even anger. Even if people say it was done out of urgency, more than 100 years have passed and nothing has been done. Historians and even educators are quite allowed to be frustrated at injustice. As for you attempting to notify her bosses, you might want to know that this, by no means, is the first time that Dr. Gannon has spoken publicly on this subject, indeed, in her field, she is considered an expert on the subject. That's exactly why I chose to interview her for this video. If you have any actual evidence that what she speaks to is incorrect, feel free to share, since, while I know who Dr. Gannon is and the work she's done, and I trust that she's speaking with many years of experience and research.
I originally published the reports of Lt. Grossman concerning the mass graves in 1986 that Barbara Gannon quotes. My great great grandfather fought at the battle of Olustee with the 6th Florida battalion. Interestingly enough his grandson, my grandfather deeded the land that the cemetery is located on to the federal government in 1938. I have resided in Baker County for 74 years and actively studied the battle for 50 years therefore I feel qualified to comment on the subject. I am one of the locals that Barbara Gannon refers to in this video and it troubles me that she appears to loathe the locals every chance she gets. Fact checking is a hot topic today in the news so let's fact check a few things Gannon says on the video. One troubling statement is that she heard that the locals stopped the GPR search for the graves. Fact The locals are the ones that actively sought the grant to do the Archeological survey. The locals were the ones who provided the in-kind services for the grant. The locals provided support when the survey was done. The GPR survey was only a small 1/2-day segment of the entire survey which covered several months. The University of Florida student who performed the GPR only spent a short time on the search. No, the locals did not stop it, they actually supported it. There are several more inaccuracies which would take up a lot of space which will be addressed in the future.
I find it repulsive that an educator would refer to our fellow Amercans as negroes. Using the term "negroes" is considered by many to be racist and offensive. I have many African American friends and we have spoken on this and it is very offensive to them. You are obviously trying to stir up some racial tensions and is not appreciated.
I'm not an expert on that technology, but have seen it find gravesites. I don't know if it's been used before now, but I'd guess that if Dr. Gannon and her people can get the Federal Government involved, it might be used to help find the remains.
As a retired educator, I am stunned by the blatant tenor of bias reflected in Gannon's remarks. Her tone ratchets up into the registers of vicious disdain and anger. Why would a professor allow herself to cast aside impartiality and fairness? The issues she raises do not reach the threshold commonly associated with the vicious attacks she launches. I know well one of the contributors to this thread, and I defer to his vast and deep knowledge of the area, the battle, and its aftermath. I confine my criticism to the wholly unprofessional approach taken by Barbara Gannon--a very angry woman. I wonder what her department chair would have to say upon hearing one of the university's professors rant about a subject that, according to knowledgeable local sources, needs some serious fact-checking, along with an effort to impart impartiality in delivery. At the educational institution where I taught for almost thirty years, faculty were expected to conduct themselves with dignity and honor in all things--especially when speaking publicly.
American soldiers who fought bravely and were killed on the battlefield were put into a mass grave. I hope that all Americans would agree that is something that is against the way we treat our honored veterans and Dr. Gannon has every right to express her frustration and even anger. Even if people say it was done out of urgency, more than 100 years have passed and nothing has been done.
Historians and even educators are quite allowed to be frustrated at injustice. As for you attempting to notify her bosses, you might want to know that this, by no means, is the first time that Dr. Gannon has spoken publicly on this subject, indeed, in her field, she is considered an expert on the subject. That's exactly why I chose to interview her for this video. If you have any actual evidence that what she speaks to is incorrect, feel free to share, since, while I know who Dr. Gannon is and the work she's done, and I trust that she's speaking with many years of experience and research.
I originally published the reports of Lt. Grossman concerning the mass graves in 1986 that Barbara Gannon quotes. My great great grandfather fought at the battle of Olustee with the 6th Florida battalion. Interestingly enough his grandson, my grandfather deeded the land that the cemetery is located on to the federal government in 1938. I have resided in Baker County for 74 years and actively studied the battle for 50 years therefore I feel qualified to comment on the subject. I am one of the locals that Barbara Gannon refers to in this video and it troubles me that she appears to loathe the locals every chance she gets. Fact checking is a hot topic today in the news so let's fact check a few things Gannon says on the video. One troubling statement is that she heard that the locals stopped the GPR search for the graves. Fact The locals are the ones that actively sought the grant to do the Archeological survey. The locals were the ones who provided the in-kind services for the grant. The locals provided support when the survey was done. The GPR survey was only a small 1/2-day segment of the entire survey which covered several months. The University of Florida student who performed the GPR only spent a short time on the search. No, the locals did not stop it, they actually supported it. There are several more inaccuracies which would take up a lot of space which will be addressed in the future.
@@RichardFerry-x6j Thank you for your comments. Feel free to explain what you believe to be other inconsistent points.
@@StingrayTomsFlorida They will all be addressed in the future.
I find it repulsive that an educator would refer to our fellow Amercans as negroes. Using the term "negroes" is considered by many to be racist and offensive. I have many African American friends and we have spoken on this and it is very offensive to them. You are obviously trying to stir up some racial tensions and is not appreciated.
Is is possible that a survey with ground-penetrating radar could at least identify a concentration of the remains of the soldiers?
I'm not an expert on that technology, but have seen it find gravesites. I don't know if it's been used before now, but I'd guess that if Dr. Gannon and her people can get the Federal Government involved, it might be used to help find the remains.