tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737333437796481194.post4814255790520258186..comments2024-02-25T07:52:38.442-05:00Comments on History Matters: Historical Musings of Jared Frederick: Those Darn Shoes...Jared Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16338961190412502120noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737333437796481194.post-25337252387538350122009-01-31T16:26:00.000-05:002009-01-31T16:26:00.000-05:00No worries Kel! I too believed it for a while! I...No worries Kel! I too believed it for a while! It was not until I became an AVID reader of the battle that I discovered it's all a myth.<br><br>Glad you make history fun for your kids!<br>JaredJared Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16338961190412502120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737333437796481194.post-48479863019231092932009-01-31T13:57:00.000-05:002009-01-31T13:57:00.000-05:00I homeschool my kids, and we recently studied the ...I homeschool my kids, and we recently studied the battle of Gettysburg. I'm ashamed to admit that I taught them (as I'd been told) about the shoe thing. I guess I know what we'll be covering on Monday.<br><br>Thanks J!rjkellerhttp://rjkeller.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737333437796481194.post-14413212875598378942009-01-31T13:49:00.000-05:002009-01-31T13:49:00.000-05:00Expect to hear this myth and many, many more when ...Expect to hear this myth and many, many more when you work at Gettysburg this summer! I cannot tell you how many times I hear visitors saying that McClellan had 30,000 men in reserve at Antietam, "who never fired a shot," and other such persistent myths. At most, Mac had, maybe, 5,000 infantry and 5,000 cavalry in reserve, not "two entire corps." I would imagine, though, what you are going to hear the most will be. . ."if only Jackson was alive, the battle would have turned out much different." <br>Have fun! <br>John D. HoptakJohn David Hoptakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10521690201528852944noreply@blogger.com