Comments by "chaosXpert" (@chaosXP3RT) on "Battle of the Bulge | Animated History" video.

  1. A little story on the 101st Airborne: Their nickname "The Screaming Eagles" and their famous insignia of a Bald Eagle is actually based on a real Bald Eagle from the US Civil War, named "Old Abe"! At the start of the US Civil War, in 1861, a Bald Eagle was captured by a Native American man in Eau Claire, Wisconsin and traded to a Captain in the Wisconsin 8th Volunteer Regiment. The bird was named Old Abe, in honor of President Abraham Lincoln. He got his own special perch and was carried into battle for 4 long years alongside the American flag and Wisconsin flag! The Confederates often took shots at him and called him "that Damn Yankee Buzzard", but they never hit him! He saw combat at the Battle of Corinth, the Battle of Champion's Hill, the Battle of Nashville and at Vicksburg, among others! After the war, Old Abe was given permanent residence at the Wisconsin Capitol Building until he died. A replica of Old Abe stands watch over the Wisconsin State Assembly! In 1921, the 101st Division was stationed in Wisconsin and that's where the division learned about the story of Old Abe and decided to adopt him as their official insignia! It's also where they go their nickname "The Screaming Eagles"!
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  2. If history is always written by the Victor's, how come Neo-Confederates were allowed to write American history books?
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