Angry Staff Officer
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History person, Army officer, transplanted Buckeye, not really that angry anymore. Writes stuff. Some Star Wars. Refugee from Twitter. Views do not reflect or represent the DoD's. He/him/his. angrystaffofficer.com
Night sky for the Bluesky A good reminder to go out and look at stars to feel very small
Sigh That’s a howitzer, not a tank. And you’d think 1AD would know this, but…
The world is a pretty fucked up place today. But here’s Ida, probably pondering the Battle of Blair Mountain and thinking about how dope organized labor is, and the cost people paid to fight for basic rights we take for granted today
Extra points for when you see the rubber bayonets go all wiggly Also this is just one of the best shots of the movie
To the right of the angle, where no rebels broke through, MG Alex Hays of Pittsburgh kisses his aide, mounts his horse, grabs a captured rebel flag, and rides his line, dragging “treason’s flaunting rag” behind him, his staff doing the same 6,000 Rebels are killed, wounded, missing, or captured
Pity we don’t get an explanation of GK Warren on Little Round Top, that it was his independent action that brought US troops there in the nick of time
“Now we’ll see how professors fight” So much for the tolerant left
163 years ago right about now, you’d be watching 12,000 troops advance out across this valley to occupy positions a mile in front of the US line
Happy “liberal arts professor helps save the Union” day to all who celebrate
Just think, instead of this whole scene at Longstreet’s HQ trying to get us to empathize with Pickett and his commanders, we could have been watching Baden’s Hubert “Leather Britches” Dilger firing his guns down the streets of Gettysburg and shredding Confederate pursuers
Plus I just want footage of the German socialist leaders of the 1848 revolution putting it to the secesh Friedrich Hecker was an internationally renowned figure of the Springtime of Nations (who caused a fashion craze) & led an Illinois regiment at Gettysburg.
Happy 100th birthday to Cpl Melvin Kaminsky aka Mel Brooks - the Mensch of Mensches When speaking of his service with the 78th Infantry Division in WWII, he reportedly said, “I was a combat engineer. Isn’t that ridiculous? The two things I hate most in the world are combat and engineering.”
She was so little back then. Now she’s big and likes to fall asleep in inconvenient places
kids, if you ever have imposter syndrome, never forget that Kissinger didn’t make basic connections about the interaction of domestic and foreign policy until he was a cabinet member, so you’re doing just fine
This goes hard. Can’t recommend it enough. Looking forward to visiting the West Virginia Mine Wars Museum in the near future. They do great public education work.
An Ida to cheer your timeline (Not shown: dagger claws happily clawing my leg with affection)
Sharpsburg Phil. If you see him, it means another two and a half years of war Either that or he’s wondering what the hell Longstreet is doing manning guns in the Piper Orchard
I need to sleep but instead am looking at photos of my cats because I’ve been away for a bit, and Have you ever seen such perfection
Currently reading this book for school and I’m struck by how many of the footnotes are people I got to know over on the Old Twitter. I am left with a wave of nostalgia for what a fantastic forum that was for intermingling ideas. I feel lucky to have been a part of it and met so many amazing people
Today in “the Civil War never really ended”education, we have segregationist Alabama Gov George Wallace and presidential candidate campaigning at the Gettysburg Centennial among Confederate reenactors who joke about finally taking Washington in ‘64
Someone was VERY brave at the vet this morning Rosie hath endured yet another bout of being kidnapped for her health (which is excellent), the poor dear
Meanwhile, Rosie’s sister Ida is stealthily trying to eat my feet But then got sleepy and fell asleep mid-crime