If you're a Civil War geek you know this as part of his push through the Shenandoah in the summer of 1864 culminating in the Battle of Monocacy on July 9 But I'm less interested in battlefield stuff
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There's a whole thing from Fred Clark's roasting of the Left Behind series about how insufferable it is that the protagonist makes everyone call him "Captain Steele" all the time because he's an airline pilot
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I’m still upset he abandoned that
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SUPER fun fact: because aboard ship there can only be one “captain,” at formal dinners aboard ship, a Marine captain (or an army one, if we let their goofy asses on) is given the courtesy form of address of “Major”
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Lol, yes, they get a temporary promotion so neither side is insulted
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I've always loved the weird vestigial bits of maritime law, myself, like the fact that one valid officiant for a marriage is a ship's captain. Theoretically, ANY ship's captain will do, so if you and your bride-to-be go hang out on your friend's sailboat, welp.
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For obvious reasons - if you're stuck on a ship with no other valid authority figure around
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