UNIFORMS OF THE FIFTH REGIMENT NEW YORK VOLUNTEERS AND COLONEL DURYEE The 5th New York Volunteer Infantry, "Duryée's Zouaves," was one of the most renowned fighting regiments of the American Civil War. Their colorful Zouave uniform, precise maneuvers, effectiveness in combat and steady bearing under fire, won them universal respect and recognition. "I doubt whether it had an equal," General George Sykes said of the 5th New York, "and certainly no superior among all the regiments of the Army of the Potomac." Many observers considered the 5th New York to be the best-drilled volunteer unit in the Federal Army. In addition to a casualty list that totalled 211 dead out of 1,508 men borne on the rolls, nine of its soldiers attained the rank of general -- five the full rank, and four by brevet. Numerous Zouave regiments were organized from soldiers of the United States of America who adopted the name and the North African–inspired uniforms during the American Civil War. The Union army had more than 70 volunteer Zouave regiments throughout the conflict, while the Confederates fielded only about 25 Zouave units. Arguably the most famous Union Zouave regiments were from New York--the 5th New York Volunteer Infantry, "Duryee's Zouaves" (after its first colonel, Abram Duryee), the 114th Pennsylvania, "Collis's Zouaves" after their colonel, Charles E Collis, and the 11th New York Volunteer Infantry, "Fire Zouaves". The 5th New York thus suffered the highest percentage of casualties in the shortest amount of time of any unit in the Civil War (of 525 men, approximately 120 were killed and 330 were wounded in less than 10 minutes). What Hall of Fame baseball star was nicknamed "The Georgia Peach"? ??? PASS YOUR MOUSE OVER THE QUESTION MARKS FOR THE ANSWER! RUINS OF THE PARTHENON BLUEFISH Pomatomus saltatrix Also known as Blue, Snapper, Skipjack Bluefish are the only members of the family Pomatomidae and are closely related to jacks, pompanos, and roosterfish. Bluefish are greenish-blue with a sturdy compressed body, a large head, and sharp, triangular teeth.  They are found throughout the world and are a migratory species that range from Nova Scotia to Florida off the Atlantic coast and can be found in the Gulf of Mexico from Florida to Texas.  Along the east coast, bluefish migrate northward in the spring and summer and southward in the fall and winter.  During the summer, bluefish are concentrated from Maine to Cape Hatteras, North Carolina and during the winter, most tend to be offshore and south between Cape Hatteras and Florida. No. 20--The Kawaguchi Ferry and Zenkoji Temple Ferry across the Sumida or Arakawa River.  The ferry itself is visible to the lower right, and the ferryman is sculling a group of passengers to the unseen landing on the far side. This is the Kawaguchi Ferry, just downstream from the present Shin-Arakawa Bridge, leading in Edo times as today north along the Iwatsuki Highway. For residents of Edo, however, this crossing was less important as a thoroughfare to the north than as a way to get to the temple of Zenkoji just on the other side, here half-hidden by the square title cartouche to the upper right. Ty Cobb (Tyrus Raymond Cobb) was born in Narrows, Georgia, in 1886 as the first of three children to Amanda Chitwood Cobb and William Herschel Cobb. Ty spent his first years in baseball as a member of the Royston Rompers, the semi-pro Royston Reds, and the Augusta Tourists of the Sally League.  However, the Tourists cut Cobb two days into the season.  He then went to try out for the Anniston Steelers of the semi-pro Tennessee-Alabama League, with his father's stern admonition still ringing in his ears:  "Don't come home a failure." After joining the Steelers for a monthly salary of $50, Cobb promoted himself by sending several postcards written under different aliases to Grantland Rice, the sports editor of the Atlanta Journal.  Eventually, Rice wrote a small note in the Journal that a "young fellow named Cobb seems to be showing an unusual lot of talent."  After about three months, Ty returned to the Tourists.  He finished the season hitting .237 in 35 games. August 1905 was an eventful month for Ty.  The Tourists' management sold Cobb to the American League's Detroit Tigers for US$500 and $750.  Additionally, on August 8, 1905, Ty's father was shot to death by Ty's mother.  William Cobb suspected his wife of infidelity, and was sneaking past his own bedroom window to catch her in the act; she only saw the silhouette of what she presumed to be an intruder, and, acting in self-defense, shot and killed her husband.  Mrs. Cobb was charged with murder and then released on a $10,000 recognizance bond.  She was acquitted on March 31, 1906.  Cobb later attributed his ferocious play to the death of his father, saying, "I did it for my father...He never got to see me play... But I knew he was watching me... and I never let him down". TUSCULUM AMPHITHEATRE pixdaus.com BLACK-TAILED JACKRABBIT pixdaus.com If you walked into a classic lunch counter or diner and said: "Squeeze a full house seaboard" what would you get? ??? PASS YOUR MOUSE OVER THE QUESTION MARKS FOR THE ANSWER! The Amber Flush rose blooms nonstop throughout summer.  The striking gold blooms are flushed with amber and are stunning against the dark green foliage. A medium-sized rose, it is ideal for various border sizes or for planting in patio containers. This rose has very good disease resistance and is very hardy. SCHOOLMASTER Schoolmaster fish have the typical snapper body shape and are a member of the Snapper family.  Spawns July and August; attains sizes of 8 pounds and 24 inches; slow grower; feeds on crustaceans, small fish, and gastropods. How did Arnie sneak into the movies? In 1988 interview, Arnold Schwarzenegger recalled his childhood experiences in Europe when going to the movies: "Whatever is forbidden as a kid you want even more. We had stricter controls in Austria, because we had a police officer standing at the entrance to the movie theater checking our identification. If you were not the right age, you couldn't get in. My method was to walk in backward when the people were coming out, like I was part of the audience. I always found a way to get in there." DISCLAIMER: Material used in Bitts and Bytes is gathered from various sources--mainly the World Wide Web.   Authorship cannot always be credited nor the source defined.   Authenticity of material is assumed to be correct, but is not guaranteed.