The Story of Gettysburg: Moving North: Part 3: Billy Yank

Submitted by Benjamin on Wed, 01/29/2014 - 05:34

Meanwhile, across the Rappahannock, Hooker diligently set himself to the task of redeeming his reputation that he had soiled at Chancellorsville. Hooker would claim in a letter to Colonel Samuel Ross commanding a brigade in XII Corps, “No general battle was fought at Chancellorsville, for I was unwilling to give battle with such great odds against me. I rejoice that what was not gained was not lost. We lost no honors at Chancellorsville. With all of our misfortunes the enemy's loss exceeded our own by one-third.”1

The Story of Gettysburg: Moving North: Part 2: Preparing for Movement

Submitted by Benjamin on Mon, 01/27/2014 - 00:33

Among the first items with which Lee had to deal in preparation for the invasion was the reorganization of the army, a matter that had long been on his mind. On 20 May, Lee wrote President Davis, “I have for the past year felt that the corps of this army were too large for one commander. Nothing prevented my proposing to you to reduce their size and increase their number but my inability to recommend commanders. Each corps contains, when in fighting condition, about 30,000 men.

Emo Snip: That Person

Submitted by Kassady on Sun, 01/26/2014 - 21:34

Sometimes I wish I could just disappear. I wish I could be someone else… I wish I could be that person. I wish I could be that person again, but I think I’ve lost that opportunity with the loss of communication with her.
Like a mirage, she was there one minute and then gone with a blink of an eye. It was like trying to hold onto smoke, she just slipped right out of my grasp. Bright and happy, her nervous energy and shy eyes brought out a side of myself I never knew existed.

The Story of Gettysburg: Moving North: Part 1: Decision in the High Command

Submitted by Benjamin on Fri, 01/24/2014 - 04:51

Though the first shots of the battle were not fired until 1 July, the story of Gettysburg begins several months earlier in May of the year 1863. Here we find two opposing armies sitting on either side of the Rappahannock River: the Federal Army of the Potomac commanded by Joseph Hooker and Robert E. Lee’s Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. These armies had just recovered from a tremendous battle, known as the Battle of Chancellorsville, and each now licked its wounds.

Trivia Ad Nauseum

Submitted by Hannah D. on Wed, 01/22/2014 - 23:15

A priest, a king and a philosopher
Sat upon a hill
Contemplating how
They could possibly
Fly.

"Have faith,"
Declared the priest,
Silent, still, without
Changing a single line drawn on his face; "If
You but believe, God is obliged to grant it."

"Fear not!"
Cried the king
With iron flames in his
Eyes, that betrayed an impudent
Brutality - "I'll call upon my people; they
Are timid, will obey, to save their lives."

Growing Up Into a Man, and What That Should Entail

Submitted by Arthur on Wed, 01/22/2014 - 05:32
   In the summer, I enjoy getting on my bike and riding away. Just to continue and peddle, away from the city, to paths less traversed. I go for miles, till the path turns to gravel, then the gravel turns to dirt. I continue to ride with the wind rushing past me, pushing my strength to carry me uphill, then gliding down drawn by gravity. It is refreshing to breathe the crisp country air, and even if I have gone this way a hundred times, the path shall never bore me.

Emo Snip

Submitted by Kassady on Tue, 01/21/2014 - 22:52

Maybe it was the way he looked. Maybe it was the way he smiled. Maybe it was the way he laughed, throwing his head back as if wanting to show the angels what heaven really sounded like.
Maybe it was the way he would look at me with those eyes of his, so full of deep thoughts. Or maybe it was the way he would talk so nonchalantly, but every word felt like it meant something incredibly important.

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