Idiots to Doom Us?

[krakenslayer]

"Hey Y'all WATCH THIS" Yeah, I can imagine those would be the last words of many, many people in a zombie outbreak!

[Mike70]

No shit? Thats messed up. the first battle of manassas in 1861 at the beginning of the war between the states was turned into a picnic by large throngs of civilians coming from washington to watch the battle. when the union army was routed, the entire road back to washington was filled with panicked civilians and soldiers trying to get away from the confederate army. in short, it was a complete fucktastrophe. The retreat was relatively orderly up to the Bull Run crossings, but it was poorly managed by the Union officers. A Union wagon was overturned by artillery fire on a bridge spanning Cub Run Creek and incited panic in McDowell's force. As the soldiers streamed uncontrollably toward Centreville, discarding their arms and equipment, McDowell ordered Col. Dixon S. Miles's division to act as a rear guard, but it was impossible to rally the army short of Washington. In the disorder that followed, hundreds of Union troops were taken prisoner. The wealthy elite of nearby Washington, including congressmen and their families, expecting an easy Union victory, had come to picnic and watch the battle. When the Union army was driven back in a running disorder, the roads back to Washington were blocked by panicked civilians attempting to flee in their carriages.[24] this is from wikipedia but is quoted directly from "battle cry of freedom: the civil war era" by james mcpherson.