US Army/Staff Sgt. Jennifer Bunn
In May 1864, nearly 200,000 Union and Confederate soldiers clashed in a dense wooded area in Virginia known as The Wilderness.
But in the midst of that battle, the two armies paused to watch two of their troops square off in a one-on-one battle.
There s just something about two people in a fistfight that s irresistible to watch. We can t look away.
There s something about the sound of a sliding bar stool, the rising tide of voices shouting, and the sudden rush of action in one spot that is just pure entertainment. But there shouldn t be any reason to stop and watch two soldiers fistfight in the middle of war.
We Are The Mighty | By Blake Stilwell
There’s just something about two people in a fistfight that’s irresistible to watch. We can’t look away. There’s something about the sound of a sliding barstool, the rising tide of voices shouting, and the sudden rush of action in one spot that is just pure entertainment.
But there shouldn’t be any reason to stop and watch two soldiers fistfight in the middle of war.
Though it’s an interesting idea. (Wikipedia)
That’s why it’s surprising that it actually happened. And all the onlookers were Americans – it was during the Civil War.