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The Bill of Rights - Amendment IIIPosted Friday, January 4, 2008, at 12:28 PM
"No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law."
This amendment is pretty straight-forward as well. It is simply to ensure that the people have rights over their domains to keep the military from barging in and quartering themselves in civilians' houses. Unfortunately the Union soldiers during the War of Northern Aggression failed to respect this right of landholders in the South. Comments Showing comments in chronological order [Show most recent comments first] |
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Thom,
I think it was both sides that did that. In Maryland, the South used several churches and a brothel in Sharpsburg, near the Antietam Battlefield. About 20 miles south at Harper's Ferry, John Brown and his army confiscated 13 rowhouses to store stolen Northern supplies. So, it really is hard to condemn one or the other when it was happening quite often by both.
Btw, I love your blogs, the Bill of Rights series is fantastic idea.
Evil Monkey,
You're right, I hadn't realized it was as wide-spread on the side of the Confederacy. In either case, it was wrong on the part of both sides.
Thanks for your comments, I am actually rather disturbed by most people's lack of knowledge of our Constitution. Particularly the Bill of Rights. I'm just glad that people are taking the time to read them. Thanks again for the correction.
Thom,
I lived in Sharpsburg, MD and my best friend's father was the curator of the Antietam museum and lived right on the battlefield. I would stay over his house and we would go outside at night and it was so damn spooky. I swear we heard noises that wasn't wind, but it was very cool to learn that.
And the only reason I knew about Harpers Ferry was, it was about 20 minutes drive from my house. It is located overlooking the potomac river right next to the C&0 Canal. There is a tunnel through solid rock where the B&O Railroad ran. I swear you could sit there all day and see something different and never get bored. And I was a teenager that liked to party and I enjoyed the Serenity.
Evil monkey,
How long ago was this? I lived in the same area growing up. If I am not mistaken, my brother knew the curator and his son very well. I agree with you both. It is really important for people to learn about the heritage and how the government began and evolved. History can speak if people take the time to listen.
Thom.. absolutely amazing stuff... It is wonderful to see someone who KNOWS what they are writing about.
Very interesting!!
darrick, thanks. When I first joined the Navy (back in '88) I took an oath to support and defend the Constitution, the very next day, I read it before I flew out to San Diego for boot camp. I've always been a huge supporter of Constitutional rights. I really hate to see people tearing it apart the way they are doing nowadays.
Thom does the 3rd amendment apply in this case? Since the Confederacy was at the time a separate nation at war with the United States they wouldn't be afforded the protection of the US constitution. Just a thought.
Actually, the Union did not consider the Confederacy a separate nation. This being the case, yes it would apply to the citizens of the CSA. Also, the Constitution of the CSA had the same rights afforded to its citizens. In any case, since the Union never recognized the Confederacy as a separate nation, but rather rogue states (still part of the United States of America) the right should have stood. You do bring up a very interesting point, though. Since the Confederacy considered itself to be a separate nation, the houses that they occupied in the North were not technically covered under the Constitution of the CSA since they were not part of the CSA.