This morning’s dream had good news and bad news. The good: I’d been chosen for a time-travel experiment. The bad news: as soon as I landed in the past, I was required to grab my rifle and head to Gettysburg to fight with fellow Minnesotans.
A little historical background from me, a Civil War nut: During the battle of Gettysburg, a gap opened up on the Union line along Cemetery Ridge and the Confederates charged in, aiming to split the Union lines. The small First Minnesota regiment rushed in to plug the hole and suffered a devastating 82% casualty rate – the highest for a Union regiment during the war – but they succeeded in holding off the Rebs until the lines could be reformed. (See here for more background).
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