Virginia in the American Civil War

Confederates Prepare Path for Gettysburg at Second Battle of Winchester 13-15 June 1863

Before Gettysburg came the preparation of the route north.

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NUTS! 22 December 1944, Battle of the Bulge at Bastogne

On 22 December 1944, the German Army was near their zenith in the
Battle of the Bulge and had surrounded the town of Bastogne, a key road
hub of the area. The USA 101st Airborne had control of the town, but
had no support. The German Army sent 2 officers and 2 NCOs to deliver
the ulimatum to surrender, but were met with the reply of 101st acting
commander General Anthony McAuliffe of "NUTS!"
A source of great pride in the 101st forever more, McAuliffe's response
has gone down in history as possibly the 2nd best defiance of a
surrender request. Molon Labe being the undisputed best.

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