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Any society which supresses the heritage of its conquered minorities,
perverts their History, and denies them their symbols, has sewn the seeds
of its own destruction . . . Deo Vindice
R. Peter Grigor
Shiloh Historical Associates
pgrigor@cap.gwu.edu
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On Thu, 7 Apr 1994, Kerry Webb wrote:
> >On Wed, 6 Apr 1994 13:36:09 ECT Dale Lally St. Lawrence University said:
> >>It seems from what I have read that the most famous charge of the War
> >>was Pickett's - a rebel charge. What about the most famous Union charge?
> >>I recommend the charge up Missionary Ridge by the 9th Ohio & 35th Michigan.
> >>I do not think any commander could take credit for it though. From what I
> >>have read, the attackers were totally fired up and could not be stopped -
> >>by either side.
> >>
> >Sorry, but I'm not sure about which battle we're talking about here.
> >Could someone fill me in? -Pete Tamas
> >
> Also called the Battle of Chattanooga, November 1863.
>
> And by all accounts, the defenders were poorly sited (and sighted) at the
> topographical crest as opposed to the military crest of the Ridge, which
> limited their ability to fire at the attackers. Though if Patrick Cleburne
> had been there instead of holding Sherman off over to the right, it might
> have been a different story. But then . . . B-)
>
> Kerry
>
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> The Internet is what happened while the OSI gurus were off somewhere
> having a meeting.
> I think there's a message here.
>
> Kerry Webb
> Director, Systems National Library of Australia CANBERRA ACT 2600
>
> k.webb@nla.gov.au Phone: (+616) 2621535 Fax: (+616) 2733648