Word: gettysburg
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
They were excellent eyewitnesses, the men & women of that generation. Cannoneer Augustus Buell. himself a memorable witness of Gettysburg, pays a tribute to the reportorial ability of his fellow soldiers: "The men in our Army were in the habit of observing things . . . even in matters of military knowledge far beyond their sphere or control...
...widespread Northern belief that Union armies should confine themselves to defending Northern territory. Lincoln was dismayed first by the delaying tactics of General George McClellan, later by the sluggishness of General George Meade who allowed Lee's defeated Confederate army to slip safely across the Potomac River after Gettysburg. Said Lincoln of Meade's performance: "I'll be hanged if I could think of anything but an old woman trying to shoo her geese across a creek...
...were finding it harder & harder to regroup for offensives and to bring up supplies. U.S. observers believed that, while many months of hard fighting and a bitter winter were still ahead for the U.N. forces in Korea, last week's Red offensive was the high-water mark-the Gettysburg-of the North Koreans...
Bearded, intrepid West Pointer Hood led his troops in the grand manner-and suffered the consequences. At Gettysburg he was wounded in the arm; at Chickamauga he lost his right leg. In the heat of battle, "he was transformed from a shy, awkward young general perplexed by the minutiae of paper work, tactical details and camp routine into a fearless and almost terrible leader who inspired his men, to heroic feats." Unfortunately for the Southern cause, Confederate President Jefferson Davis mistook bravery for generalship, put the crippled Hood in command of the Army of Tennessee in the midst...
...voice which would have made even the Gettysburg Address sound like the chant of a tobacco auctioneer, the clerk of the U.S. Senate droned out the message which President Truman and his aides had worked over so long and earnestly. Prosaically spoken, the words dealt with a passionately debated issue: How can a nation defend its freedom against those who would claim freedom's privileges in order to destroy freedom...