On the 7th April 1862 the reinforced Northern army attacked the battle weary and battered Southern army. Grant’s 6th Division(Lew Wallace, later of Ben Hur fame) had at last joined him after getting lost yesterday and more importantly 3 Divisions from Major General Buell’s army arrived on boats. As Buell’s army was not subordinate to Grant, he could not command them and the jealous and petty Buell did not coordinate with him.
All these reinforcements were spotted by a Tennessee Cavalry Colonel and former slave trader, now self made millionaire, NB Forrest and revealed to two commanders. Neither saw fit to report his findings to the new Southern commander, Beauregard. The Northern attack was to be a surprise, therefore.
The Southern soldiers did not run when hit by twice their number(probably only 20000 remained of the 40000), but by 3pm had withdrawn under fire.
Grant was happy not to follow. It had been a terrible two days for the US, with close to 25000 men becoming casualties. Six months later the two Western armies would fight another less bloody, but inconclusive battle in Kentucky. Many of the same names would be present, including a promoted NB Forrest. The Western armies had learnt how to fight and bleed.
I bleed black and gold
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Steelers win 6 superbowl. You face Pittsburgh in superbowl, you lose. 6 wins in 43 superbowl. No other team come close.
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Steelers win 6 superbowl. You face Pittsburgh in superbowl, you lose. 6 wins in 43 superbowl. No other team come close.
Well as much as I hate to say it didn’t the 49ers (hate 'em) beat them to five Lombardi Trophies? Doesn’t that count as close? :-)
I also seem to recall some team in the 90’s beating the old Black and Gold in a Superbowl? So facing the Steel Curtain isn’t certain defeat. :wink:
Big congrats to the Steelers and especially former Buckeye Santonio Holmes for his MVP performance. :mrgreen:
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I try not remember superbowl 30. Dallas not beat Pittsburgh. Is lie.
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I try not remember superbowl 30. Dallas not beat Pittsburgh. Is lie.
Og good football. Og drink.
I remember that bowl. I was glad Dallas was good when I was a kid, because it looks like it will be a while before they do anything outstanding. Maybe someone needs to learn the Heimlich for Romo.
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Thanks to that Dallas game, Neil O’Donnell can’t show his face in PGH for fear of getting mugged/beaten/killed.
BUT, I am very happy about the 6th win. No matter which way it went, it would’ve made history; I’m just glad it was my team… :-D
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I was rooting for the Cardinals, but I must say either way it was one of the most amazing Superbowls ever. The 100 Yard Interception run by Harrison, the amazing catch by Fitzgerald in the endzone and then the 64 Yard Touchdown by the same, then the Steelers drive with 2:30 on the clock and the impossible catch.
Simply amazing…
GG
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I try not remember superbowl 30. Dallas not beat Pittsburgh. Is lie.
Og good football. Og drink.
I remember that bowl. I was glad Dallas was good when I was a kid, because it looks like it will be a while before they do anything outstanding. Maybe someone needs to learn the Heimlich for Romo.
Amen, brother! The playoff victory drought for the Dallas Cowboys is sickening. As a Cowboy fan I’m glad I was a teenager in the early 90’s so I can cherish those three championships.
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@ABWorsham:
I try not remember superbowl 30. Dallas not beat Pittsburgh. Is lie.
Og good football. Og drink.
I remember that bowl. I was glad Dallas was good when I was a kid, because it looks like it will be a while before they do anything outstanding. Maybe someone needs to learn the Heimlich for Romo.
Amen, brother! The playoff victory drought for the Dallas Cowboys is sickening. As a Cowboy fan I’m glad I was a teenager in the early 90’s so I can cherish those three championships.
Honestly, they have the talent. I don’t think all the talk about TO or JJ or whatever is the problem at all (although I’m sure it would help a bit to address those too).
The number one thing they can do is get Romo to calm down and focus. They either lose in the playoffs or lose the deciding game to make it in the playoffs because Romo can’t do his job underpressure. Which is really a deathblow for an otherwise good QB.
They’ll be back eventually though.
Anyway, this Super Bowl was a great one to enjoy. I was a little more partial to the Steelers, but would have liked Arizona to get their first SB win. I do think last year’s game was more exciting, but not by too much.
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@ABWorsham:
I try not remember superbowl 30. Dallas not beat Pittsburgh. Is lie.
Og good football. Og drink.
I remember that bowl. I was glad Dallas was good when I was a kid, because it looks like it will be a while before they do anything outstanding. Maybe someone needs to learn the Heimlich for Romo.
Amen, brother! The playoff victory drought for the Dallas Cowboys is sickening. As a Cowboy fan I’m glad I was a teenager in the early 90’s so I can cherish those three championships.
Honestly, they have the talent. I don’t think all the talk about TO or JJ or whatever is the problem at all (although I’m sure it would help a bit to address those too).
The number one thing they can do is get Romo to calm down and focus. They either lose in the playoffs or lose the deciding game to make it in the playoffs because Romo can’t do his job underpressure. Which is really a deathblow for an otherwise good QB.
They’ll be back eventually though.
Anyway, this Super Bowl was a great one to enjoy. I was a little more partial to the Steelers, but would have liked Arizona to get their first SB win. I do think last year’s game was more exciting, but not by too much.
I believe the Dallas Cowboys lack locker room leadership. They need a field commander. The team does have telent, I confidently say they are among the top three most talented teams in the NFL. But talent alone can not win a championship.
When the Cowboys played the Steelers this December, Cowboys won the first 56 minutes of that game. They lost, because when it came down to digging within themselves to find a way to finish a championship type game they found nothing.
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I think it was the bes SB I’ve ever watched, to bad I was in iraq with no beer…
I was for the Cardinals, The refs cheated, I think they had money on the steelers, it will all come out eventualy…
Well, at least we set some records, most penalty yards in a SB… lol
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