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TIL that during the American Civil War, the Union regularly cracked the Confederacy’s coded messages because the Confederacy relied on a limited number of key phrases for encrypting their messages, one of which was “Complete Victory”.

by whatilearned June 26, 2022, 3:10 am

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Single women of Reddit, how do you feel about the Union fall in the battle of Frederiksberg, Virginia on December 11, 1862, during Ambrose Burnside’s invasion into confederate held land?

by QuestionGuy June 25, 2022, 4:33 am

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TIL of “Declaration of the Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Secession of South Carolina from the Federal Union.” It was hailed as the 2nd Declaration of Independence” and lead to SC being the 1st state to leave the Union. In it, only 1 reason was listed for secession.

by whatilearned June 11, 2022, 10:07 pm

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TIL about President Risto Ryti of Finland who, in exchange for military and food assistance during WWII, promised Germany he would fight the Soviet Union. Germany provided the supplies, and Ryti resigned, allowing his successor to seek peace with the Soviets.

by whatilearned May 23, 2022, 8:09 pm

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TIL Union General Philip Kearny devised the first unit insignia patches used in the U.S. Army in 1862, after mistakenly giving orders to soldiers not under his command. Afterward, his men wore a patch of red cloth to identify themselves as members of his unit. Other units quickly adopted the idea.

by whatilearned May 19, 2022, 6:27 pm

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TIL of Robert E. Lee’s “perfect” battle at Chancellorsville. When faced by 90,000 Union soldiers, Lee divided his army of 50,000 in half. Lee lead one half of his army to attack the Union’a flank that lead to the Union’s defeat

by whatilearned May 17, 2022, 4:28 pm

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TIL of the 1st Alabama Cavalry Regiment, who were Sherman’s personal escort on his March to the Sea. They were a unit comprised entirely of Southerners who remained loyal to the Union.

by whatilearned May 13, 2022, 4:03 pm

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TIL that the founder of the Paneuropean Union, the oldest European unification movement, was the Austrian-Japanese politician, philosopher, and count Richard Nikolaus Eijiro. His wartime politics and adventures served as the real life basis for fictional Resistance hero Victor Laszlo.

by whatilearned May 12, 2022, 11:38 pm

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TIL that Pax Europaea (the European peace), was the period of relative peace experienced by Europe following World War II —often associated above all with the creation of the European Union (EU) and its predecessors. However, this period of European peace is now considered to have ended in 2022.

by whatilearned May 3, 2022, 6:33 pm

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TIL that Britain proposed a Franco-British Union in 1940 to prevent the French from surrendering to Germany. Philippe Pétain referred to the union as “fusion with a corpse”.

by whatilearned April 30, 2022, 1:30 am

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TIL in the US, courts ruled that under US Labor Law, disruption of property rights was “necessary in order to safeguard the right to collective bargaining.” The right to a labor union and workers rights had some prerogative over certain aspects of property rights in relation to employer’s property.

by whatilearned April 26, 2022, 3:02 pm

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TIL Union Veterans opposed the construction of a statue in Washington, DC honoring a rebel general.

by whatilearned April 26, 2022, 12:49 am

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