Scourge of War Boards

I believe it had to do with the "Scourge" of Helium addiction that ran rampant through the Union army during this time.

Which explains the use of "Scourge" in "Scourge of War" . . . it's a little known fact that the Battle Of Gettysburg was not fought over the Confederate army's need for footwear, but instead their wanting to corner the lucrative helium market to help finance their war efforts . . .

It's also where the phrase; "Let's get high." originated. I'm surprised more people aren't aware of this.

*NOTE* Kudos to Norm and gang for paying homage to historical accuracy by including this in their game. I must say, the visual representation of this little known fact, is superb . . . but I digress . . . .

Luckily for the Union army, a quick-thinking officer solved this "scourge" by loading his men's pants with musket balls. The added weight brought everyone back down to the ground . . .

This historical fact wasn't discovered until the 1960's, culminating in the use of the phrase; "You're really bringing me down." first coined during the infamous Civil War re-enactment called "Woodstock". This re-enactment was so "real", everyone attending decided to "get high" and forgo bathing during the entire celebration. Which leads us to the origination of the phrase; "Let's get real." . . but I digress even further . . .

Around this time, people also began hearing the phrase; "Dropping a load". Explained by the fact Union soldiers had to first "drop their load" of musket balls before continuing on with their business when nature called.

As you can probably tell, my American History college professors were "amazed" at my knowledge of both the American Civil War and expertise on the origins of many of today's popular sayings . . . They told me my work was "Fantastic", which explains all the F's on my grade card. '

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