Re: OT New Orleans worth rebuilding?


Jeff Davis wrote:
> This kind of thinking is pretty insane. Not to mention historically
> illiterate. Floods have destroyed New Orleans many times. In 1844, 1850,
> 1858, 1862, 1865, 1867, 1874, and 1882, the levees broke and inundated
> the place. The 1927 flood covered 25000 sq miles. (For comparison --
> that's about the size of West Virginia, half the size of Iowa, and 3
> times the size of New Jersy.
>

What does this have to do with the union army?

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