" Battle of Fort Stevens - 1864 - "No Retreat"" Topic
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| Tango01 | 13 Jun 2019 8:54 p.m. PST |
Question: Lincoln was THAT close to the front and to be killed?… YouTube link
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Armand
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| Bill N | 14 Jun 2019 9:28 a.m. PST |
There is a story that as Early's troops advanced one of the soldiers defending Washington looked over and saw a civilian standing in a very exposed position in the defenses as bullets were whizzing around. The soldier yelled over to the civilian "Get down you damned fool". The civilian turned out to be Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln did actually come under fire while visiting the defenses during Early's advance. Whether it was as dramatic as this video demonstrates is another matter. |
| Tango01 | 14 Jun 2019 12:05 p.m. PST |
Thanks!.
How much that sniper could change history if he choose the other target!…
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| donlowry | 15 Jun 2019 9:20 a.m. PST |
The soldier who yelled at Lincoln was Lt. Oliver Wendell Holmes, jr., or so the story goes. |
| donlowry | 15 Jun 2019 9:22 a.m. PST |
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| Bill N | 16 Jun 2019 10:17 a.m. PST |
That was my recollection as well Don, but I was too lazy to look it up. link |
| EJNashIII | 17 Jun 2019 3:52 p.m. PST |
The plaque at fort stevens: link |
| Quaama | 19 Jun 2019 11:59 a.m. PST |
I'd also like to know what movie the clip came from. |
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completes his initial Union force in 1:72nd scale.