Friday, July 01, 2011

July 1, 1863

On this day in 1863, in a sleepy little Pennsylvania town called Gettysburg, Harry Heth sent two brigades into town to find shoes. They found, instead, John Buford and his cavalry. Before the next two days were finished, legends had been made and soldiers such as I remember the brave men on both sides of the line.

1 comment:

Old NFO said...

Good reading, and a good reminder that it WAS a war that divided more than just the country, it divided families...