{"id":98,"date":"2024-07-01T23:14:47","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T23:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uglulaekjarbru.org\/?p=98"},"modified":"2026-02-24T13:48:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T13:48:02","slug":"drepinn-vid-resaca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uglulaekjarbru.org\/index.php\/2024\/07\/01\/drepinn-vid-resaca\/","title":{"rendered":"Drepinn vi\u00f0 Resaca – sto\u00f0efni vi\u00f0 sm\u00e1s\u00f6gu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u00der\u00e1tt fyrir a\u00f0 Bierce hafi sj\u00e1lfur teki\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed bardaganum vi\u00f0 Resaca<\/a> 13.-15. ma\u00ed 1864 er engu a\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0ur l\u00edklegt a\u00f0 s\u00f6gusvi\u00f0i\u00f0 og s\u00f6gu\u00fer\u00e1\u00f0urinn s\u00e9 unninn upp \u00far reynslu hans og upplifun h\u00e9\u00f0an og \u00fea\u00f0an. Bardaginn vi\u00f0 Resaca var annar \u00ed r\u00f6\u00f0 \u00feeirra 12 bardaga sem \u00e1ttu s\u00e9r sta\u00f0 \u00e1 t\u00e6plega 190 km lei\u00f0 fr\u00e1 Chattanooga \u00ed Tennessee til Atlanta \u00ed Georg\u00edu, \u00ed svonefndri Atlanta-herfer\u00f0 sem gekk \u00fat \u00e1 a\u00f0 n\u00e1 yfirr\u00e1\u00f0um yfir hinni herna\u00f0arlega mikilv\u00e6gu Atlanta-borg. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Atlanta-herfer\u00f0inni lauk me\u00f0 sigri Sambandshersins og hern\u00e1mi Atlanta, og m\u00f6gulega sta\u00f0setur Bierce fall hins f\u00edfldjarfa Brayle \u00fearna me\u00f0 vilja og kaldh\u00e6\u00f0ni, \u00fev\u00ed hef\u00f0i (hinn uppsk\u00e1lda\u00f0i) Brayle lifa\u00f0 herfer\u00f0ina af hef\u00f0i honum sj\u00e1lfsagt hlotnast t\u00f6luver\u00f0ur hei\u00f0ur \u00ed kj\u00f6lfari\u00f0 og tilefni fr\u00e9ttaflutnings til frk. Marian Mendenhall. Sj\u00e1lfur slasa\u00f0ist Bierce l\u00edfsh\u00e6ttulega vi\u00f0 Kennesaw-fjall \u00ed 7. bardaga herfer\u00f0arinnar 6 vikum s\u00ed\u00f0ar, svo hann hefur ekki me\u00f0 g\u00f3\u00f0ri samvisku geta\u00f0 sta\u00f0sett Brayle miki\u00f0 n\u00e6r lokasigrinum. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00cd s\u00f6gunni er bardaginn vi\u00f0 Steinaflj\u00f3t <\/a>(e. Stone’s River) nefndur, sem var einn \u00feeirra bardaga sem Bierce t\u00f3k sj\u00e1lfur \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed. S\u00e1 bardagi st\u00f3\u00f0 yfir 31. des. 1862 – 2. jan. 1863 og t\u00e6pur \u00feri\u00f0jungur \u00feeirra 76.400 sem b\u00f6r\u00f0ust hlutu bana e\u00f0a mein af. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

L\u00fdsing Bierce \u00e1 Brayle li\u00f0sforingja er svohlj\u00f3\u00f0andi: \u201eLieutenant Brayle was more than six feet in height and of splendid proportions, with the light hair and gray-blue eyes which men so gifted usually find associated with a high order of courage\u201c (\u00ed minni \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ingu (feitletrun til \u00e1hersluauka): Brayle li\u00f0sforingi var yfir sex fet \u00e1 h\u00e6\u00f0 og gl\u00e6stur \u00e1 velli, me\u00f0 lj\u00f3sleita h\u00e1ri\u00f0 og gr\u00e1bl\u00e1u augun sem menn \u00fev\u00ed g\u00e6ddir tengja vanalega mikilli hugdirfsku.<\/strong><\/em>) \u00cd \u00feessu felst \u00e1kve\u00f0in sj\u00e1lfsh\u00e6\u00f0ni, \u00fev\u00ed \u00feetta er einmitt \u00fatlitsl\u00fdsing Bierce sj\u00e1lfs; yfir sex fet \u00e1 h\u00e6\u00f0, lj\u00f3sh\u00e6r\u00f0ur og me\u00f0 gr\u00e1bl\u00e1 augu. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rincon Hill-hverfi\u00f0<\/a> \u00ed San Francisco, sem frk. Mendenhall fyrirfinnur sig \u00ed, bygg\u00f0ist upp sem n\u00fdt\u00edskulegt og mikils meti\u00f0 \u00edb\u00fa\u00f0ahverfi \u00ed kj\u00f6lfar gull\u00e6\u00f0isins \u00ed Kaliforn\u00edu fyrir og um mi\u00f0ja 19. \u00f6ld. \u00c1ri\u00f0 1869 lag\u00f0i landeigandinn og \u00feingma\u00f0urinn John Middleton til a\u00f0 Second Street yr\u00f0i lagt \u00ed gegnum Rincon-h\u00e6\u00f0 me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 grafa \u00far h\u00e6\u00f0inni fyrir veginum til a\u00f0 au\u00f0velda a\u00f0gengi a\u00f0 \u00e1rbakkanum. \u00deessi framkv\u00e6md klauf Rincon-h\u00e6\u00f0 \u00ed tvennt og veikti sto\u00f0ir h\u00fasa beggja vegna vi\u00f0 skur\u00f0inn, og marka\u00f0i upphaf endaloka Rincon Hill sem t\u00edskuhverfis. \u00a0
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Uppf\u00e6rt 24. 2. 2026<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00der\u00e1tt fyrir a\u00f0 Bierce hafi sj\u00e1lfur teki\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed bardaganum vi\u00f0 Resaca 13.-15. ma\u00ed 1864 er engu a\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0ur l\u00edklegt a\u00f0 s\u00f6gusvi\u00f0i\u00f0 og s\u00f6gu\u00fer\u00e1\u00f0urinn s\u00e9…<\/p>\n

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