Not only has it been this bad, it's been worse.
After all, it’s never been “this bad” in our country? Don’t we hear someone in the media say that, every week ... maybe every day?
The Civil War was two years old. President Abraham Lincoln was going through generals like the Browns do quarterbacks. Lee seemed invincible, beating the heavily favored North in battle after battle.The 158th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg.Three days before the battle would begin, Lincoln replaced “Fightin’ Joe” Hooker with George Meade as the head of the Union forces. According to Foote’s account, Meade was sleeping at 3 a.m. when a Colonel James A. Hardie arrived at his tent.
among generals, holding several different positions. A bit of a grumbler and grouch, Meade was surprised when promoted to replace Hooker.He was facing Lee, the brilliant, gray-haired, regal general adored by his men. Meade was the North’s fifth general in two years. Not even the Browns have that track record of changes.
Meanwhile, the Confederates were looking for shoes. They were always looking for shoes. That is part of the reason they ended up in Gettysburg. Lee originally had his eye on Harrisburg and then to threaten Baltimore and Washington – hoping to force the Union to quit.
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