30th August: Rapunzel.
In 1862 in Northern Virginia, however, Major General John Pope was about to get his long awaited comeuppance. Lee was ready to take the offensive against the man he had come to despise, for his over confident bombast and disregard and disrespect of Virginia and the men he had come east to command.
Not heeding his subordinates’ requests for caution, Pope tried once again to break Jackson’s battered Corps(one Brigade did break, but others plugged the gap). On the union far left were only two brigades of Infantry and they were to be assailed by ten times their number. Three Southern Divisions, Hood’s, Kemper’s and Jones’ crashed onto the field, making short work of the outnumbered Northern troops.
Pope did well to recognise the danger when it appeared and sent four Brigades from three different Divisions to hold at Henry House Hill on his left. Remember this was ground fought over 13 months ago, by much the same men and officers, although most were now promoted.
This time around there would be no rout. Understandably, there was much jubilation on the side of the Southerners and a great loss of morale on the Northern side. This sense of martial superiority, begun last Summer at 1st Manassas, was to continue and come to a head on the field of Gettysburg another Summer from now.
10 Years Ago
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According to thepeoplehistory.com this is what things cost 10 years ago:
$2.53 on average for 1 pound of bacon
$3.16 on average for a gallon of 2 percent milk
$0.88 on average for a dozen grade A large eggs (white)
$1.26 on average for a loaf of bread
$1.06 on average for a gallon of unleaded gas
$0.32 on average for a first class stampAccording to my first hand experience, at Jewel-Osco food stores and Shell Gasoline:
$3.69 for 1 pound of bacon (brand name: Corn King, a common brand here)
$2.99 for a gallon of 2 percent milk (Jewel brand)
$1.98 for a dozen grade A large eggs (white)
$2.00 for a loaf of white bread - whole grain + calcium and vitamin D (Sara Lee - Note, price is 2 for $4 which is 1 for $2)
$3.69 for a gallon of unleaded gas (Shell, note does NOT include 10% discount for using shell card, with discount cost is $3.32 gallon.)
$0.42 for a first class stamp
I just thought it interesting. What do things cost for you where you live? I ask, because this nation is frakking huge! Fresh lobster in Maine has to be less than in Chicago, etc.
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for us 4 litres of milk is 4$and a bit higher and lower in canada
and eggs is 2$ in canada
loaf of bread is like 2.50$ lol
stamps are 25 cents weres the cents sign they are actually making sense
bacon dont realy now to well im guessing 3$
and gass is more then yours lol a gallon=3 litres we pay 1.30$= 390 for a gallon also a gallon is more like 3.214343545459349 a litre -
Canadian Bacon is Ham in America. Unless you are referring to what Americans call bacon (long, paper thin strips of meat)
Other than that, it appears ~ to what we pay here for you up there. (~ means Approximately Equal To)
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great glad to be of some assistance(bacon is kool for us)