To: Daffynition
Old Abe later became symbol on shoulder patch of 101st Airborne Division. During the Civil War, I believe it was Bishop Polk who ordered his men to “...kill that damned buzzard.” Abe would fly over Confederate positions and torment them.
3 posted on
07/07/2011 4:58:38 PM PDT by
donozark
(Beware the Imposter from Mombasa...)
To: donozark
6 posted on
07/07/2011 5:11:26 PM PDT by
Daffynition
("Don't just live your life, but witness it also.")
To: donozark
The Eau Claire (Wis) Memorial High School nickname for their athletic teams is “The Old Abes” after the bird.
To: donozark
Correcting my Post #3...It was Gen. Sterling Price who ordered his men to kill that “...damned Yankee buzzard!”
47 posted on
07/04/2012 8:56:02 AM PDT by
donozark
(Col. C.Beckwith:I'd rather go down the river with 7 studs than with a hundred shitheads.)
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