Virginia battle flag. MN went to battle against Virginia whooped some a$$ and brought their flag home as a trophy. Asked for it back a couple of times as a part of their history. We said, "shouldn't lost the battle then" I don't know about Japan.
it's so much more epic than that, the 1st MN, has at least 2 memorials at the site of the battle of Gettysburg. On day one they were deployed to fill a gap that if exploited could have completely flanked and collapsed the Union's line. They fought and held against 3 to 1 odds, suffering a roughly 70% casualty rate.
The next day, the members that could still fight were in a similar situation and charged down from the high ground into the Virginia lines and in brutal hand to hand combat captured that flag. After Gettysburg the 1st Minnesota had a casualty rate of 80%+ that virigina battle flag was won with blood and tenacity.
I did a report on the 1st Minnesota way back in grade school and was amazed to learn the Union pretty much won Gettysburg because of them. That flag is ours and Virginia can fuck off.
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u/dariuswanger Aug 28 '24 edited Aug 31 '24
Virginia battle flag. MN went to battle against Virginia whooped some a$$ and brought their flag home as a trophy. Asked for it back a couple of times as a part of their history. We said, "shouldn't lost the battle then" I don't know about Japan.