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Started by derspiess, March 31, 2009, 01:56:44 PM

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Caliga

#30
March 31, 2009, 03:24:04 PM
Quote from: derspiess on March 31, 2009, 03:22:13 PMNever had goetta  :contract:

:rolleyes: I'm embarassed for both of us that you've never attended Goettafest.  Goetta donuts are delightful.
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derspiess

#31
March 31, 2009, 03:28:43 PM
Quote from: Caliga on March 31, 2009, 03:24:04 PM
Goetta donuts are delightful.

That's just wrong.
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March 31, 2009, 03:32:23 PM Last Edit: March 31, 2009, 03:38:38 PM by Valmy
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viper37

#33
March 31, 2009, 03:34:09 PM
Quote from: derspiess on March 31, 2009, 02:10:30 PM


I had to look into it, because I was unaware of any real significance of that battle.  Turns out it was the bloodiest battle fought in Kentucky.
also the only one? :D
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March 31, 2009, 04:22:57 PM
Quote from: viper37 on March 31, 2009, 03:34:09 PM
Quote from: derspiess on March 31, 2009, 02:10:30 PM


I had to look into it, because I was unaware of any real significance of that battle.  Turns out it was the bloodiest battle fought in Kentucky.
also the only one? :D

I think there was also a battle where some Southern troops were held off in Northern KY by a bunch of amputees defending Cincinnati.
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#36
March 31, 2009, 05:39:35 PM
Quote from: derspiess on March 31, 2009, 04:22:57 PM
Quote from: viper37 on March 31, 2009, 03:34:09 PM
Quote from: derspiess on March 31, 2009, 02:10:30 PM


I had to look into it, because I was unaware of any real significance of that battle.  Turns out it was the bloodiest battle fought in Kentucky.
also the only one? :D

I think there was also a battle where some Southern troops were held off in Northern KY by a bunch of amputees defending Cincinnati.

Ft. Mitchell. Henry Heth pops up, but since he wasn't there to fight a battle, he skedaddles. Besides, there was 50,000 Ohio militia called out and a bunch of Federal tropps for the 1862 invasion scare. I think Lew "Ben-Hur" Wallace was in command of the Cincy defenses.

IIRC of course.
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grumbler

#37
March 31, 2009, 06:07:52 PM
Quote from: Valmy on March 31, 2009, 02:04:34 PM
QuoteThe bloodiest civil war battle was fought in Perryville , Kentucky

That is ridiculously missleading.  It was fought between two smallish armies and the casualty rate was very high but the body count was less than federal losses at Shiloh alone.

It might be accurate to claim it was the battle with the highest casualty rate.
I know the Gettysburg losses were well above 25%, and those at Perryville below that, so that wouldn't be right, either.
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Caliga

#38
March 31, 2009, 07:11:30 PM
Quote from: viper37 on March 31, 2009, 03:34:09 PMalso the only one? :D

Perryville was by far the largest and most important, but there was also an important battle fought at Mill Springs that halted an early-war Confederate invasion of eastern Kentucky.  Wiki calls it "the first significant Union victory".

There were small battles at Munfordville and London (the battle of Camp Wildcat), and various other skirmishes throughout the state.  Hell, William Quantrill was killed in a skirmish fought in the town I live in.  The town north of me featured a massacre of US Colored troops that were ambushed by Confederate guerrillas while escorting supplies from Lexington to Louisville.
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DontSayBanana

#39
March 31, 2009, 08:02:27 PM
I've been to Mammoth Caves, and while it wasn't exactly underwhelming, I have a feeling that the suggested figure applies to most popular national parks. Somehow, I can't see Disneyworld losing out to Mammoth Caves.
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#40
March 31, 2009, 08:25:02 PM
Quote from: DontSayBanana on March 31, 2009, 08:02:27 PM
I've been to Mammoth Caves, and while it wasn't exactly underwhelming, I have a feeling that the suggested figure applies to most popular national parks. Somehow, I can't see Disneyworld losing out to Mammoth Caves.
My guess is geographic features.

Admiral Yi

#41
March 31, 2009, 08:31:11 PM
Course that could be the same thing.  Is Niagra Falls a National Park?

HVC

#42
March 31, 2009, 08:40:50 PM
I've been to caves in kentucky. don't recall which ones.
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Caliga

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April 01, 2009, 05:09:56 AM
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DontSayBanana

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April 01, 2009, 09:55:00 PM
Quote from: Caliga on April 01, 2009, 05:09:56 AM
Quote from: DontSayBanana on March 31, 2009, 08:02:27 PMMammoth Caves

^_^
Yeah. I've long since lost it, but I had a ViewMaster with slides from Mammoth Caves. No way to replace them, either. ViewMaster's stopping production this year. :(
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