RSS- This is the Price They Paid (reposted from 2021)
- The Great Charge – 3 July 1863 (from “The Butcher’s Cleaver”)
- The charge of the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment on 2 July 1863 – reposted
- Back in the Day
- Open Thread – 28 June 2024
- Biden administration moves toward allowing American military contractors to deploy to Ukraine
- Israeli Supreme Court rules that the military must begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men
- A plea bargain is reached with Julian Assange for June 26 after which he will go home to Australia
- Bundìn er bàtlaus mađur *
- Could CIA Sabotage North Korean Arm Shipments to Russia? – Jeff Stein
Monthly Archives: July 2024
This is the Price They Paid (reposted from 2021)
What happened to the signers? Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence? Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and … Continue reading
Posted in History, TTG
4 Comments
The Great Charge – 3 July 1863 (from “The Butcher’s Cleaver”)
“… A mile away, across the grassy valley from the cemetery ridge, Pickett’s Division lay waiting in the woods. They had come up to this position in the early morning hours. The officers occupied themselves with the usual business of … Continue reading
Posted in History, My books, WBS
3 Comments
The charge of the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment on 2 July 1863 – reposted
This action has been largely overlooked in most accounts of the Battle of Gettysburg. It is certainly drowned out by the ubiquitous accounts of the 20th Maine and Picketts Charge. As I recall, the charge of the already depleted 1st … Continue reading
Posted in History, TTG, WBS
6 Comments