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High Tide at Gettysburg

Sunset Rose

Mayor
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I'm sorry, BDtex. I didn't come here to hijack your thread. We were having a nice conversation about Gettysburg.:)
 

JackDallas

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Does Obama control Antifa? How do you know the political affiliation of the the people "rioting, destroying people's property and attacking innocent people?"
Trump is doing a fine job of undermining himself. He needs no help from anybody.
I'm not even going to consider such stupid questions. Do you seriously think anyone in this country doesn't know those animals are Democrats and that they serve Obama?
 

JackDallas

Senator
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Good post reminding us of the terrible days of 1863 our nation found itself in as it "celebrated" our 87th (four score and seven) Independence Day.
As the sun begins to set over the lush Pennsylvania countryside the smell of violence permeates the air. Two Confederate Brigades, under the command of General Henry Heth, have been held to a stalemate by the Union Cavalry of General John Buford. Caught by surprise, the Yankee soldiers rallied and threw themselves into the fray and held the line until General Reynolds could arrive with reinforcements.
At least a thousand men are lying dead or wounded on the soft green fields outside Gettysburg. General Reynolds is killed and General Winfield Hancock, on the orders of General Meade, has taken overall command of the Union Army at Cemetery Hill and along Cemetery Ridge.
At the end of the day Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia is arriving on Seminary Ridge and consolidating its position. In the morning, Thursday the 2nd of July, hell would break loose and by Friday, the 3rd. Lee's dream of forcing Abraham Lincoln to sue for peace, was dead, along with 10-12,000 men on both sides..
I was there….149 years ago.

http://adventures-in-time.blogspot.com/2007/12/adventures-in-time-gettysburg.html

Jack Dallas

The High Tide at Gettysburg
Will Henry Thompson is the author of this poem. He took part in Pickett’s Charge on July 3, 1863. He also served in the Fourth Georgia. His poem, " The High Tide at Gettysburg," describes the battle at Gettysburg from the perspective of a Southern soldier.

A cloud possessed the hollow field,
The gathering battle's smoky shield:
Athwart the gloom the lightning flashed,
And through the cloud some horsemen dashed,
And from the heights the thunder pealed.

Then, at the brief command of Lee,
Moved out that matchless infantry,
With Pickett leading grandly down,
To rush against the roaring crown
Of those dread heights of destiny.

Far heard above the angry guns
A cry across the tumult runs,--
The voice that rang from Shilo's woods
And Chickamauga's solitudes,
The fierce South cheering on her sons!

Ah, how the withering tempest blew
Against the front of Pettigrew!
A Khamsin wind that scorched and singed
Like that infernal flame that fringed
The British squares at Waterloo!

A thousand fell where Kemper led;
A thousand died where Garnett bled:
In blinding flame and strangling smoke
Their remnant through the batteries broke
And crossed the works with Armistead.

"Once more in Glory's van with me!"
Virginia cried to Tennessee;
"We two together, come what may,
Shall stand upon these works to-day!"
(The reddest day in history.)

Brave Tennessee! In reckless way
Virginia heard her comrade say:
"Close round this rent and riddled rag!"
What time she set her battle-flag
Amid the guns of Doubleday.

But who shall break the guards that wait
Before the awful face of Fate?
The tattered standards of the South
Were shriveled at the cannon's mouth,
And all her hopes were desolate.

In vain the Tennessean set
His breast against the bayonet;
In vain Virginia charged and raged,
A tigress in her wrath uncaged,
Till all the hill was red and wet!

Above the bayonets, mixed and crossed,
Men saw a gray, gigantic ghost
Receding through the battle-cloud,
And heard across the tempset loud
The death-cry of a nation lost!

The brave went down! Without disgrace
They leaped to Ruin's red embrace;
They heard Fame's thunders wake,
And saw the dazzling sun-burst break
In smiles on Glory's bloody face!

They fell, who lifted up a hand
And bade the sun in heaven to stand;
They smote and fell, who set the bars
Against the progress of the stars,
And stayed the march of Motherland!

They stood, who saw the future come
On through the fight's delirium;
They smote and stood, who held the hope
Of nations on that slippery slope
Amid the cheers of Christendom.

God lives! He forged the iron will
That clutched and held that trembling hill!
God lives and reigns! He built and lent
The heights for freedom's battlement
Where floats her flag in triumph still!

Fold up the banners! Smelt the guns!
Love rules. Her gentler purpose runs.
A mighty mother turns in tears
The pages of her battle years,
Lamenting all her fallen sons!
Wow, this thread is six years old.
 

Sunset Rose

Mayor
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I'm not even going to consider such stupid questions. Do you seriously think anyone in this country doesn't know those animals are Democrats and that they serve Obama?
Obama sure has a lot of power and influence. I think you give him too much credit. Or is it blame? You blame him for all kinds of negative stuff, yet you give Trump a free pass. Very tragic.
 

JackDallas

Senator
Supporting Member
Yep. I bumped it in September 2015 after it had been dormant for over 3 years. Some of the thread participants have already come and gone from PJ.
Indeed, some good ones and some bad ones. I won't speak ill of the dead (as dead pertains to PJ) but some of them I don't miss.
 

Sunset Rose

Mayor
Supporting Member
And what she said - leave the boys alone. Take it up top.
Hi Queen. If you scroll back up and read post #112, you will see that JackDallas changed the subject of the thread himself. He made a negative comment about Obama. So, that opened the thread for me to make a comment about Obama. That's how it got away from Gettysberg.
I do have an interest in the Civil War. Are you saying I should stay away from the History page entirely?
 

JackDallas

Senator
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Hi Queen. If you scroll back up and read post #112, you will see that JackDallas changed the subject of the thread himself. He made a negative comment about Obama. So, that opened the thread for me to make a comment about Obama. That's how it got away from Gettysberg.
I do have an interest in the Civil War. Are you saying I should stay away from the History page entirely?
You make a valid point, I suppose. I was responding to this post, inside the brackets in bold. [Old Ridge Runner said: Yes, there is and I am wondering if it will lead to another such war. Forward with the Panhandler-in Chief]
I made the remark about getting rid of Obama because he was the one causing the division in the country. I apologize for diverting the thread. If you will kindly STFU, I will too and we can get back to discussing history.
 

Sunset Rose

Mayor
Supporting Member
You make a valid point, I suppose. I was responding to this post, inside the brackets in bold. [Old Ridge Runner said: Yes, there is and I am wondering if it will lead to another such war. Forward with the Panhandler-in Chief]
I made the remark about getting rid of Obama because he was the one causing the division in the country. I apologize for diverting the thread. If you will kindly STFU, I will too and we can get back to discussing history.
If you ask me in a nice way, I will consider it. And apologize to Charcat. You made her look dumb, defending you, when she should have kept her mouth shut.:confused:
 
Hi Queen. If you scroll back up and read post #112, you will see that JackDallas changed the subject of the thread himself. He made a negative comment about Obama. So, that opened the thread for me to make a comment about Obama. That's how it got away from Gettysberg.
I do have an interest in the Civil War. Are you saying I should stay away from the History page entirely?
No no no baby, it was throw away remark in the middle of a conversation about your Civil War - I don't see it as an excuse for a barny down here ....... plenty of chances for that up top..

Of course I am not telling you were to go... just saying that I think you were outta order.
 

Charcat

One of the Patsy's
If you ask me in a nice way, I will consider it. And apologize to Charcat. You made her look dumb, defending you, when she should have kept her mouth shut.:confused:
Oh, "Rosie', do be careful. Your true personality is showing...as well as your identity. I will not make more posts on this thread, because I don't want to ruin it for the others, but shame on you....
 

Sunset Rose

Mayor
Supporting Member
No no no baby, it was throw away remark in the middle of a conversation about your Civil War - I don't see it as an excuse for a barny down here ....... plenty of chances for that up top..

Of course I am not telling you were to go... just saying that I think you were outta order.
How was I out of order? Please tell me.
 

Sunset Rose

Mayor
Supporting Member
Oh, "Rosie', do be careful. Your true personality is showing...as well as your identity. I will not make more posts on this thread, because I don't want to ruin it for the others, but shame on you....
Don't you think you should have kept your mouth shut? You butted into a conversation when you should have stayed out of it.
My true personality is awesome. Just ask anybody who knows me.:)
 
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