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Battles.

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Mon Nov 30, 2009 3:30 pm

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Re: Battles.

Post by FBM » Mon Nov 30, 2009 3:49 pm

I don't think cap-and-ball revolvers were used much outside the cavalry during the Civil War, but I may be mistaken. :what:
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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Mon Nov 30, 2009 3:53 pm

FBM wrote:I don't think cap-and-ball revolvers were used much outside the cavalry during the Civil War, but I may be mistaken. :what:
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Post by Clinton Huxley » Mon Nov 30, 2009 4:13 pm

"I don't know what effect these men will have on the enemy, but by God, they terrify me."
"I grow old … I grow old …
I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled"

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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Mon Nov 30, 2009 4:16 pm

Clinton Huxley wrote:"I don't know what effect these men will have on the enemy, but by God, they terrify me."
"I was lying in the field on my back, trying to stay as low as possible. I lie there considering how long it would take for a finger stuck up in the air to be shot off when the order came to STAND UP." :twitch:
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Post by Clinton Huxley » Mon Nov 30, 2009 4:21 pm

Where's that quote from, Gawd?
"I grow old … I grow old …
I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled"

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Re: Battles.

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Mon Nov 30, 2009 4:23 pm

Clinton Huxley wrote:Where's that quote from, Gawd?
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, Battle of Frederickburg. The "Irish Brigade" video below is from that battle via "Gods and Generals".
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Post by Clinton Huxley » Mon Nov 30, 2009 4:29 pm

Just finished a book about the English Civil War. Terribly bloody but some smashing costumes.
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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Mon Nov 30, 2009 4:31 pm

Clinton Huxley wrote:Just finished a book about the English Civil War. Terribly bloody but some smashing costumes.
Civil wars are the worst. The (fairly) rare war where hate is the prime motivator for the start.
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