Seeing Hooker was never going to take the offensive, Lee pulled two more Divisions, those of South Carolinian RH Anderson and Georgian Lafayette McLaws from in front of Hooker and led them himself against Sedgwick in conjunction with Jubal Early. It was to be a day of frustration for Lee, as he could not prod McLaws forward and get the 3 division attack going. Sedgwick withdrew over Banks’ Ford when he lost Marye’s Heights to Early.(Early had a great battle.)
This was the cue for Hooker to call the campaign over and he withdrew over US Ford on the 5th. Casualties were high for the four day battle: 13000 for Lee and 17000 for Hooker. Lee’s proportion was too high, considering he only had 60000 to start with.
Lee and the South had bettered an army twice the size of their own and given Virginia breathing space. Lee’s next move, as it had been in 62, after a victory, was to move North.
Gettysburg awaited.
Jackson would never again be Lee’s “right arm”’ as he passed away on the 10th from complications from his amputation.
His last words were: let us cross over the river and rest in the shade of the trees.
Mr. Toad's Wild Ride
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I’ll help cover the basis and go with blond.
He did have blue eyes if I remember correctly, and that was around the WWII era so blond hair and blue eyes were not the most popular gene’s to have.
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LT04, You are Correct!
Elvis was a natural blonde. He dyed his hair black early in his career, thinking he could never keep up his “bad boy” image as a blonde.
Question #3 - Art History
Identify the characters in this picture.
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icarus and his father is my guess.
dude has wings.
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The setting suggests that Balung is correct.
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I would have to agree with balungaloaf that this person is Icarus.
My question is why do they have a trash bag on their home-made set of wings?
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Sheesh… No one remembers Daedalus, Icarus’s father, who conceptualized the idea of human flight and designed the first set of wings. Remember, Icarus wasn’t the only one who flew off of the island of Crete that day. And Daedalus had the more interesting life of the two.
Oh well, since you guys at least answered Icarus, you all get Karma.
Question #4 - Bartletts
This quote is widely attributed to which person?
“First I begin by taking. Then I shall find the scholars to demonstrate my perfect right.”
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i googled it…. :-D
i wont post the answer though, or will i…
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I was going to go with Julius Caesar but something didn’t sound right about it and since you probably wouldn’t follow up a question about ancient Greece with one from ancient Rome I’m going to go with Napoleon.
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I Googled it becuase I honestly whould not have known that.
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As many of you have already googled, the correct answer is King Frederick the Great.
When I first read the quote, I was stricken by how true it was, not just in his era but in ours. The victors shape the world as they see fit. If the Axis powers had won WWII or the Soviets the Cold War, believe me, our textbooks would be written very differently today.
Let’s see if you guys can do better this time:
Question #5 - Geography
What are the Eastern, Western, Southern, and Northernmost States in the United States of America?
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Eastern: Alaska
Western: Alaska
Northern: Alaska
Southern: Hawaii<pencil down=“”>:-D </pencil>
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E: Maine
W: Hawaii
S: Hawaii again?
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LT04, you are correct!
I think all the answers are self explanatory except for Alaska being our easternmost state. The reason is Alaska’s chain of islands – the Aleutian Islands – actually stretches across the international date line zone, making Alaska the western and easternmost state simultaneously.
Well done! :-D
I’m impressed. Now for something a bit harder…
Question #6 - Zoology
What is the only mammal that cannot jump?
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The elephant
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Yep, the elephant.
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Mr Toad,
I liked your geography question and had I logged in earlier I would have had it right.
A return question
Which state has the lowest highest point?
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Mr Toad,
I liked your geography question and had I logged in earlier I would have had it right.
A return question
Which state has the lowest highest point?
You mean the lowest elevation? That would be Death Valley in California.
LT
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No, I mean the lowest high point of all the states.
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No, I mean the lowest high point of all the states.
Even if I wanted to cheat with google I don’t know what I would need to type to get an answer like that.
Normally you could ask the highest or the lowest but this is like asking it “whats the extra medium?” :lol:
LT
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It’s not that hard to understand. Each state has a ‘highest point’. Which state has the lowest of those 50?
Seems to me I’ve heard this before, but can’t remember the answer, so I’ll guess: Florida?
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