"Confederate General Martin Green Bragged About His ..." Topic
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| Tango01 | 22 Dec 2021 9:14 p.m. PST |
…Invincibility, he was Quickly Proven Wrong "The sheer scale of the American Civil War meant many seemingly improbable events happened. Some of these include bullets colliding and fusing in mid-air, a Union general and the Confederate president sharing the same name, glow in dark wounds, and, in one case, a general who claimed who couldn't be killed, seconds before being killed. The man was Confederate General Martin Green, and his terribly timed last words are one of many strange stories that came out of the bloody conflict…"
Main page link Armand |
| Grelber | 22 Dec 2021 9:57 p.m. PST |
Sedgwick I knew about, but I hadn't heard Green's story. Thanks, Tango!
Good find. Grelber |
| Legionarius | 23 Dec 2021 2:22 p.m. PST |
The belief in personal invulnerability may help you keep your nerve in battle. Unfortunately, it's not true. That bullet had the name Green written all over it. |
| Tango01 | 23 Dec 2021 3:25 p.m. PST |
No mention my friend… Armand |
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