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General Bragg’s Chattanooga Bye-Bye
(a song to the tune “Chattanooga Choo Choo”)
Pardon me Bragg, you had a rout in Chattanooga,
It was a fight, but the Yanks got it right.
You’ve had a time, dealing with in-fighting.
Your generals are mad, sure made us glad.
You had your Forrest, Hill, Bruckner, Hardee all hating you,
Longstreet, Polk and Breckenridge are right up there too.
Nothing gives us pleasure, a victory to treasure
when we marched on that mountain top - - - -
We had Hooker, Sherman, Thomas and a man they called Sam,
when the fight was over we saw you army scram.
Heading back to Richmond, get your new position,
Bye-Bye - Braxton - there you go!
Back with the boss, you’re on to facing new adventures,
What will you do, is there a job left for you?
Find your old friend, as through the Georgia countryside he fights,
After Chattanooga’s failure, Bragg can you get this right?
Bonus:
A few months before John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Lincoln, the president’s oldest son, Robert Todd Lincoln, almost fell to his death. Where was he and who saved his life?
credir: @Eleanor Rose
NOT TRIVIA MONDAY DUE TO MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY
(a song to the tune “Chattanooga Choo Choo”)
Pardon me Bragg, you had a rout in Chattanooga,
It was a fight, but the Yanks got it right.
You’ve had a time, dealing with in-fighting.
Your generals are mad, sure made us glad.
You had your Forrest, Hill, Bruckner, Hardee all hating you,
Longstreet, Polk and Breckenridge are right up there too.
Nothing gives us pleasure, a victory to treasure
when we marched on that mountain top - - - -
We had Hooker, Sherman, Thomas and a man they called Sam,
when the fight was over we saw you army scram.
Heading back to Richmond, get your new position,
Bye-Bye - Braxton - there you go!
Back with the boss, you’re on to facing new adventures,
What will you do, is there a job left for you?
Find your old friend, as through the Georgia countryside he fights,
After Chattanooga’s failure, Bragg can you get this right?
- Who was General Bragg assigned to go after?
- Where in Georgia was Bragg headed to find him?
- What business made that location a “presumed” target of interest for the Union to attack and the Confederates to defend?
Bonus:
A few months before John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Lincoln, the president’s oldest son, Robert Todd Lincoln, almost fell to his death. Where was he and who saved his life?
credir: @Eleanor Rose
NOT TRIVIA MONDAY DUE TO MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY