War Between the States

[Resica]

Back to trivia.
This man was from Knoxville, GA, was in the 3rd Calvary, wounded at the battle of Giiard and became a drug addict.

That would be John Pemberton, The Coke guy.

 

[BassRaider]

You are correct. It was too bad for Pemberton that he needed to sell his drink to offset his addiction. It was good for Asa Candler.

 

[Resica]

Civil War Battlefield walks(Gettysburg) are on now on Pennsylvania Cable Network. You can probably watch online. Most , if not all are not current. Be on with different stuff for the next several days. Hope some of you can see it. They are really good. watching Capt. Johnston's Reconnaissance right now.

 

[westcobbdog]

Resica saw today where the friendly folks at antifa want to burn down Gettysburg this weekend. Hope they get what they deserve.

 

[Resica]

Resica saw today where the friendly folks at antifa want to burn down Gettysburg this weekend. Hope they get what they deserve.

Oh geez. What next?

 

[westcobbdog]

This small spot in on a large Ga battlefield had 100 yankee cannon trained on it, and each evening the Reb soldiers would reinforce their works with new head logs and such, and each morning the works would be swept clean again raked by shot and shell and cannister with chains. Where was it, what was it called and did the blue bellies capture it?

 

[BassRaider]

Was this Cheathams Hill?

 

[westcobbdog]

That's it Bass, I live in the shadow of it now. Trying to quietly metal detect nearby non park service woods that are soon to be neighborhoods. Trying to figure out where the yanks camped before they assaulted that position.

And no, they could not capture these Reb works.

 

[westcobbdog]

This Octagonal shaped brick / masonry home in this Ga. town was a recognized as a natural fortress and had 3 levels and 8 sides and the Rebs and yanks both raced to see who occupied it first, with the Rebs winning. Decorated with many fine furnishings it was the scene of a hotly contested battle where around 40 rebs were killed or wounded inside, and all the fine furniture, pictures books ect shot to pieces and the inside covered in blood. Where was it located?

 

[Milkman]

This Octagonal shaped brick / masonry home in this Ga. town was a recognized as a natural fortress and had 3 levels and 8 sides and the Rebs and yanks both raced to see who occupied it first, with the Rebs winning. Decorated with many fine furnishings it was the scene of a hotly contested battle where around 40 rebs were killed or wounded inside, and all the fine furniture, pictures books ect shot to pieces and the inside covered in blood. Where was it located?

Never read about this. I cheated and googled it so I won’t comment.

 

[westcobbdog]

Never read about this. I cheated and googled it so I won’t comment.

Sam Watkins and some other TN troops manned it and his account is pretty dramatic.

 

[Milkman]

I have read Company Aych. Maybe it was mentioned in it.

 

[Resica]

Hmmm

 

[Resica]

Dalton? I have no idea.

 

[westcobbdog]

Adairsville it is.

 

[Resica]

Dang. Thanks

 

[Resica]

Bump!

 

[westcobbdog]

The well loved reb Calvary Officer implicated himself in a plot to kidnap Lincoln on his death bed In approx 1916.

 

[Resica]

Sounds like the Gray Ghost, John Singleton Mosby.

 

[westcobbdog]

That’s him.