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    April 8, 1864 was the Battle of Mansfield and April 9, the Battle of Pleasant Hill.

    Mansfield was a crushing Confederate victory, scattering the Yankees and driving them back down the road in a chaotic retreat. One division of Union forces managed to make a stand on a hill covering the road just as the sun was setting and that saved the Federal army from a total rout. The Yanks retreated 17 miles back to Pleasant Hill during the night, staggering into the town in the morning. One division of Union forces had not been engaged at Mansfield, about 6,000 soldiers, and were well rested. They would be the main Union fighting force later that day.

    Meanwhile the Confederates busied themselves ransacking 700 abandoned supply wagons. Confederate cavalry pursued the Yanks to Pleasant Hill and reported that they were digging in for a fight. Fresh troops did arrive, about 4,800 soldiers, who had marched over 25 miles during the day just to reach the battlefield.

    At 4PM, April 9, 1864 the largest battle of the "Civil War" fought west of the Mississippi River commenced. At the small town of Pleasant Hill, and in the forests surrounding the town, 12,500 Confederates attacked 12,100 Yankees. The plan went awry for the Confederates when one corps got lost in the thick woods and did not hit the Union line where it had been planned. Still, they were successful destroying an entire Yankee brigade and entering the town...but then those fresh 6,000 Union troops suddenly appeared on their flank. The fighting was close and vicious. By the end of the day...which did not end until 10PM that night with rare night-fighting occurring, the two armies pulled back to their original lines. Each side lost about 1,600 men killed and wounded. The next day the Union army began its retreat 40 miles back to Natchitoches.

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    April 14, 1865 Lincoln was assassinated at Ford Theatre in Washington by the actor John Wilkes Booth. The final act in a tragic war that ripped this nation apart.

    From the Southern perspective if Lincoln was to be assassinated it would have served the South's cause had he been removed in 1861 or 1862. The South might have won our independence as Lincoln was not only commander-in-chief, he was the true motivation and driving force behind the northern war effort. As it was, the WORST thing that could have happened to the South was Lincoln's removal after the war was lost, which it was that fateful night in April, 1865. History would have been very different had Lincoln survived to oversee reconciliation between the sectors. Many of the issues that we deal with today are a direct result of...NOT the war, but the aftermath, the tragic 10 years of "reconstruction" that drove a wedge between segments of the population and started this country down the path of issues that include, but are not limited to, adverse race relations. It is a very complex series, a fabric, of events that has its roots in the period known as "reconstruction," but is rather "destruction" of the soul of this nation.

    There are a lot of historic events, the act of an individual or a small group, that forever alter the course of national and world history. Lincoln's assassination is one such monumental event.

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    On this date, May 5, something must have happened in Mexico...

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    Re: This Date in History

    The 6th of June, 1944....

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    Re: This Date in History

    Quote Originally Posted by dawg80 View Post
    The 6th of June, 1944....
    Greatest Generation!!! Incredible bravery of those men!! One of my bucket list items is to make a trip to Normandy beaches.. Heard it is very moving.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dawg80 View Post
    The 6th of June, 1944....
    My oldest sister's husband birthday was June 6th, His b/d present in"44 was to fly 6 ground support mission during the invasion. He attended LPI, but joined the army in 1940 and was accepted into flight school. Graduated in 1947.

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    Re: This Date in History

    This date in history....1776!

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    Quote Originally Posted by FriscoDog View Post
    Greatest Generation!!! Incredible bravery of those men!! One of my bucket list items is to make a trip to Normandy beaches.. Heard it is very moving.
    We're going soon! The Band of Brothers Tour Company offers many tours, of varying length and price.

    9- day Band of Brothers Tour | World War II tour (beachesofnormandy.com)



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    Quote Originally Posted by dawg80 View Post
    This date in history....1776!
    Yes, some people did something.

    It's about time history was taught correctly.

    Through my ancestry research, I have found that all of the ancestors I have been able to identify from this time period fought in the Revolutionary war (kind of amazed that is even possible). Most were just militia men or regular soldiers, but I am also a direct descendant of Andrew Pickens ' sister.

    Unfortunately that also remotely connects me to John Edwards, the democrat, so it's not something I am particularly proud of.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dawg80 View Post
    We're going soon! The Band of Brothers Tour Company offers many tours, of varying length and price.

    9- day Band of Brothers Tour | World War II tour (beachesofnormandy.com)


    Ive had this on the bucket list for some time. Gotta wait on all the kids to get out of the house first.

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    Oh yeah! this date in history, July 5, 1946 the bikini was invented!!! Makes the long days on a beach, so the grandkids can play in the sand, tolerable!

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    Quote Originally Posted by dawg80 View Post
    Oh yeah! this date in history, July 5, 1946 the bikini was invented!!! Makes the long days on a beach, so the grandkids can play in the sand, tolerable!
    Dude…..there’s never a bad day on the beach.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HogDawg View Post
    Dude…..there’s never a bad day on the beach.
    It was a great day for us, but a bad day for 3. Had to be rescued from nearly drowning. The undertow from the storm surge is even bad here in Orange Beach.

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    Quote Originally Posted by techman05 View Post
    It was a great day for us, but a bad day for 3. Had to be rescued from nearly drowning. The undertow from the storm surge is even bad here in Orange Beach.
    Now, how in the hell does THAT happen? Did they not see the red flag warnings out on the beach? I mean, there was a damn Hurricane 3 hours down the road. Were these people color blind?

    Some people could screw up a gallon of ice cream.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HogDawg View Post
    Now, how in the hell does THAT happen? Did they not see the red flag warnings out on the beach? I mean, there was a damn Hurricane 3 hours down the road. Were these people color blind?

    Some people could screw up a gallon of ice cream.
    As soon as those 3 were pulled out. 2 others went right out there where they nearly drowned. A special kind of stupid for sure.

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