Jack Hitt

And he just keeps looking.

And Lo later realizes, of course, the man didn't look up because no one had ever looked up before.

Why would you look up?

Sound didn't come from up.

Up hadn't been invented yet.

That's right.

But the guy does shout.

He finally just shouts towards the woods because he wants to answer.

And he says, Virginia.

And then Lo thinks, well, I don't want to stop here.

So he unties one of his bags and lets the sand out.

And it falls near the man who finally looks up.

And then when he sees what's above him, he goes running off into the woods to hide.

So he travels on a little bit further, and he finally does come down into a field in Unionville, South Carolina.

Now, remember, I mentioned to you April 19th, 1861.

That date might ring a little familiar in your head because April 12th, one week before, is the firing on Fort Sumter.

They did, but of course, and this is something he's going to find out in the next like 24 hours, you know, the shot had been fired, you know, but no life had been lost.

So yes, the Civil War had started, but the Civil War hadn't started, right?

And I think most people sort of believe that.

But as Thaddeus is about to learn, that was increasingly not the case.