Another anniversary militant...

Argghhh!
This time a little closer to us on the timeline, and frankly more interesting than pulling Saddam out of a hole in the ground in 2003, only to shovel him back into one three years later... but I digress.No, let's talk the Battle of Fredericksburg, more specifically the fighting on Marye's Heights, and in particular one individual at that fight.Tired of "Little Mac's" excuses and unwillingess to risk the Army of the Potomac, a formation that he had admittedly much improved, Lincoln fired McClellan on November 7, 1862, and replaced him with General Ambrose Burnside - who's most famous contribution to history would be... side burns.  Well, that...

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Posted Dec 13 2010, 10:06 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..