The 1st Minnesota suffered an 82% casualty rate at Gettysburg in FIVE MINUTES capturing that flag, the highest of any single regiment in the entire war, while saving the entire Union line, and quite possibly the Union itself, and that is not hyperbole. That is still the highest casualty rate for the U.S. Army for a single unit. The fuck if Virginia will ever get their goddamn flag back. If you ever go to Gettysburg, stand where they stood, knowing what they were ordered to do, and realize ‘not a man wavered’, according to the regimental commander, Col Colvill…you shake your head, get a lump in your throat, and thank God men like did that for us. battlefields.org/learn/articles…
The 1st Minnesota suffered an 82% casualty rate at Gettysburg in FIVE MINUTES capturing that flag, the highest of any single regiment in the entire war, while saving the entire Union line, and quite possibly the Union itself, and that is not hyperbole. That is still the highest casualty rate for the U.S. Army for a single unit. The fuck if Virginia will ever get their goddamn flag back. If you ever go to Gettysburg, stand where they stood, knowing what they were ordered to do, and realize ‘not a man wavered’, according to the regimental commander, Col Colvill…you shake your head, get a lump in your throat, and thank God men like did that for us. battlefields.org/learn/articles…
@purplebuckeye The story of the 1st Minnesota at Gettysburg is incredible. One of the best books I’ve ever read on the battle: