Author Topic: Great line! (Read 730 times)

Delirium · « **on:** July 20, 2005, 07:05:15 PM »

I have to admit, the picked a good line for the intro screen for the newest patch, great to see some Civil War historians making their presence known.

Poor Gen. Sedgewick...

SunKing · « **Reply #1 on:** July 20, 2005, 08:18:22 PM »

What's the story?

Karnak · « **Reply #2 on:** July 20, 2005, 08:22:48 PM »

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Originally posted by SunKing
What's the story?

Union General riding along the line responding to an officer who suggested he take some cover because a Confederate soldier might shoot him, being such a target up on his horse. He responded thus and was promptly shot.

Karnak · « **Reply #3 on:** July 20, 2005, 08:29:51 PM »

Here is my favorite quote from a Civil War General:

"There is many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory, but, boys, it is all hell. You can bear this warning voice to generations yet to come. I look upon war with horror."
-General William Tecumseh Sherman

me62 · « **Reply #4 on:** July 20, 2005, 11:15:25 PM »

The odd part for me was that I have been reading about the
battle/campaign that he was killed in.

His troops called him "Uncle John". They and Gen. Grant took
the news of his death very hard.

Mike Callahan
aka BTMe62

me62 · « **Reply #5 on:** July 20, 2005, 11:23:21 PM »

I don't think he was on a horse at the time. He was kidding some
of his men about ducking when the rebs would shoot at them,
the rebs being too far away for a aimed shot. The guess is that
a sharpshooter at about 800 yards with a scoped rifle got him.

"they could'nt hit an elephant at this dist........" he never finished
the sentance.

Mike

Karnak · « **Reply #6 on:** July 20, 2005, 11:36:00 PM »

I was describing the scene from a decade old memory, so he may very well not have been on a horse and just trying to buck up the courage of his men.

Toad · « **Reply #7 on:** July 20, 2005, 11:44:12 PM »

The Death of General John Sedgwick

me62 · « **Reply #8 on:** July 21, 2005, 12:04:17 AM »

No critisim intended karnak, and you are right, that just what he
was trying to do.

Thanks for the link toad, I thought it was at Spottsylvania but
was'nt sure.

Mike

Mustaine · « **Reply #9 on:** July 21, 2005, 10:33:54 AM »

am i the only one completely lost?

what does a civil war dude have to do with AH?

what is this thread about?

fuzeman · « **Reply #10 on:** July 21, 2005, 11:30:42 AM »

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Originally posted by Mustaine
am i the only one completely lost?

what does a civil war dude have to do with AH?

what is this thread about?

Take a look at the first screen you get at the bottom of the clipboard, on the credits page sort of.

Stang · « **Reply #11 on:** July 21, 2005, 11:34:20 AM »

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Originally posted by Mustaine
am i the only one completely lost?

what does a civil war dude have to do with AH?

what is this thread about?

Mustaine · « **Reply #12 on:** July 21, 2005, 12:37:21 PM »

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Originally posted by fuze
Take a look at the first screen you get at the bottom of the clipboard, on the credits page sort of.

like where HT put "i feel pretty" ?

if so thanks.

what's the sarcastic rolleye thing stang?

i never look at that junk, and use eskimo's splash screen, so if i missed some tiny little thing whoop-dee-doo. i was just asking

Guppy35 · « **Reply #13 on:** July 21, 2005, 01:57:41 PM »

Next one should be:

"I thought he was talking about our mess bills"

S/L Brian Lane, 19 Squadron Spitfire pilot, responding to Winston Churchill's famous line about "so much being owed by so many to so few."

Dan/CorkyJr

SunKing · « **Reply #14 on:** July 21, 2005, 03:50:36 PM »

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Originally posted by Mustaine
like where HT put "i feel pretty" ?

if so thanks.

what's the sarcastic rolleye thing stang?

i never look at that junk, and use eskimo's splash screen, so if i missed some tiny little thing whoop-dee-doo. i was just asking

You'll still see the menu and the quote even if you change the splashscreen. The quotes are a fun part of the patches.