Post by Buckeye Dale on Mar 24, 2020 8:12:43 GMT -5
What are some of the most mind-blowing facts about U.S. history?
Raymond Martinez, interested in history
Updated August 1, 2018
The Compiler was quite a reliable source of news during the Civil War, hence it was read by both Unionists and Confederates. But the newspaper was not only popular for its news but also for its print advertisements.
One particular ad that appeared was placed by R.F. McIlheny store with the headline: “BOOTS AND SHOES comprising Men’s fine calf boots, Men’s Balmorals, Men’s Wellington Boots, Congress Gaiters, brogans”
This print ad caught the attention of three Confederate generals, Ambrose Hill, Henry Heth, and Johnston Pettigrew. Heth and Pettigrew were division generals under Hill who headed the entire 3rd Corps. The generals were very concerned about the advertisement because the 3rd Corps has been practically marching and fighting for several months barefoot since their boots were either broken or in disrepair.
The shoe store was between eight and 16 miles away from the Confederate army position, and Heth told Pettigrew to muster about 2,400 infantry to head there, and get those shoes for the soldiers. Pettigrew and his brigade set out in the early morning, braving the hot and humid weather.
When Pettigrew reached the outskirts of the town where the shoe store was located, he had spotted the presence of a small group of Union cavalry. On the other hand, his men claimed they have heard the sounds of drums of infantry from a distant. Since he had no cavalry of his own to survey the area and the strength of the Union forces, Pettigrew decided to order his men to return to base camp empty-handed, enduring another eight to 16 miles march back, still on barefoot.
Heth and Pettigrew reported to Hill about the situation at the town. Hill told them that Gen. Robert E. Lee and him were confident the only Yankees in the vicinity of the town were the small detachment of reconnaissance cavalry which Pettigrew had seen — just a small problem that can be easily overcome.
At this point, Heth asked permission to lead his own division over to the shoe store and secure those boots and shoes. Hill immediately granted his request. So the following day, on the 1st of July, Heth’s infantry marched to the town, and what ensued was an unintended three-day carnage that neither the Union nor the Confederate force anticipated.
The Confederates had their eyes set on securing new footwear from a shoe store in a town called Gettysburg in Pennsylvania that they have underestimated the full size and strength of the Union cavalry and its nearby 1st Corps and 11th Corps.
From 1st to 3rd of July 1863, the Battle of Gettysburg was fought, leaving between 46,000 and 51,000 combined casualties on both sides.
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Raymond Martinez, interested in history
Updated August 1, 2018
The Compiler was quite a reliable source of news during the Civil War, hence it was read by both Unionists and Confederates. But the newspaper was not only popular for its news but also for its print advertisements.
One particular ad that appeared was placed by R.F. McIlheny store with the headline: “BOOTS AND SHOES comprising Men’s fine calf boots, Men’s Balmorals, Men’s Wellington Boots, Congress Gaiters, brogans”
This print ad caught the attention of three Confederate generals, Ambrose Hill, Henry Heth, and Johnston Pettigrew. Heth and Pettigrew were division generals under Hill who headed the entire 3rd Corps. The generals were very concerned about the advertisement because the 3rd Corps has been practically marching and fighting for several months barefoot since their boots were either broken or in disrepair.
The shoe store was between eight and 16 miles away from the Confederate army position, and Heth told Pettigrew to muster about 2,400 infantry to head there, and get those shoes for the soldiers. Pettigrew and his brigade set out in the early morning, braving the hot and humid weather.
When Pettigrew reached the outskirts of the town where the shoe store was located, he had spotted the presence of a small group of Union cavalry. On the other hand, his men claimed they have heard the sounds of drums of infantry from a distant. Since he had no cavalry of his own to survey the area and the strength of the Union forces, Pettigrew decided to order his men to return to base camp empty-handed, enduring another eight to 16 miles march back, still on barefoot.
Heth and Pettigrew reported to Hill about the situation at the town. Hill told them that Gen. Robert E. Lee and him were confident the only Yankees in the vicinity of the town were the small detachment of reconnaissance cavalry which Pettigrew had seen — just a small problem that can be easily overcome.
At this point, Heth asked permission to lead his own division over to the shoe store and secure those boots and shoes. Hill immediately granted his request. So the following day, on the 1st of July, Heth’s infantry marched to the town, and what ensued was an unintended three-day carnage that neither the Union nor the Confederate force anticipated.
The Confederates had their eyes set on securing new footwear from a shoe store in a town called Gettysburg in Pennsylvania that they have underestimated the full size and strength of the Union cavalry and its nearby 1st Corps and 11th Corps.
From 1st to 3rd of July 1863, the Battle of Gettysburg was fought, leaving between 46,000 and 51,000 combined casualties on both sides.
www.quora.com/What-are-some-of-the-most-mind-blowing-facts-about-U-S-history
