Journal Journal: Stupid Google 5
A Google A Day
Tom and Bob were cousins from Virginia who served at the Battle of Gettysburg in the 36th Infantry and fought bravely in the cavalry. Yet they were thrown in prison not for a crime, but because of who they were. In what prison did they land?
Google Game Answer:
How to find the answer: Search [Civil War cousins +Tom +Bob soldiers 36th Infantry] to find that the cousins in question were Mary and Mollie Bell from Virginia, who served in both the cavalry and the 36th Infantry Division. Adding the plus sign in front of Tom's and Bob's names ensures that the Google search will include those words and will not include any synonyms. Search [Mollie Bell prison] to find that the cousins were held for two weeks in Castle Thunder, a notorious prison in Virginia.
According to all the orders of battle I found regarding Gettysburg, there was no 36th Infantry Division. There was a 36th Infantry Virginia Battalion, which is not a Division, but is in fact much smaller than a division. Google = fails