00:23Hello again. Peabody, Sherman, and Sherman here.
00:26Two Shermans, Mr. Peabody.
00:28Two Shermans, Sherman, yourself and the gentleman who made the historic march from Atlanta to the sea, General William Tecumseh,
00:35Sherman.
00:36The time?
00:36November 1864.
00:38And the place?
00:39Dusty Road in Georgia.
00:41The way back machine responded beautifully, and in no time at all, Sherman and I were standing in line with
00:4770,000 Union soldiers.
00:49This is downright disgraceful.
00:51Trouble, General?
00:52You bet there's trouble, Sonny.
00:54I gotta get to the sea.
00:56The Albacore are running.
00:58What's preventing you from marching, General?
01:01That pesky bridge over there.
01:03It's a toll bridge, and the varmint is charging a nickel a man to cross.
01:0770,000 soldiers at five cents a man?
01:10$3,500, Sherman.
01:12Sorry, mister, but no one crosses without paying me a nickel.
01:16Course, that's today.
01:18Tomorrow's different.
01:20Different?
01:20In what way?
01:21Why, it's free bridge day in Georgia.
01:25You can cross any bridge you want for nothing.
01:28Oh, then General Sherman can cross tomorrow.
01:30That's right, Sonny.
01:32He sure can.
01:33Sherman could hardly wait to relay the news.
01:36However, I insisted we stay near the bridge until the sun went down.
01:39But why, Mr. Peabody?
01:41Because, Sherman, free bridge day didn't begin in Georgia until after the Civil War.
01:46That toll guard is a spy.
01:49Under cover of the darkness, we made our way to the very middle of the structure, and there
01:53my suspicions were confirmed.
01:57By the time I'm through, this bridge will never hold 70,000 men.
02:03Sherman will reach the sea all right, but he'll be floating, not marching.
02:08You are right, Mr. Peabody.
02:10I'm always right, Sherman.
02:12Now, we'll inform the General of this.
02:14Oh, and be careful where you step.
02:16The toll guard has removed one or two planks.
02:19Unfortunately, my warning was issued a fraction too late, for Sherman was already en route.
02:23To a first-hand view of the river.
02:25The swift current carried him downstream, while I raced along the shoreline, waiting for an
02:30opportunity to effect a rescue.
02:31At a point where the river narrowed, I came across an outdoor performance of Uncle Tom's
02:36Cabin.
02:36The audience sat enthralled, watching the drama unfold.
02:39It was Act Three, where little Eva was being chased across a line of simulated ice flows.
02:45On she came, followed by a pack of hounds, followed by Simon de Gree, who in turn was
02:51followed by me.
02:52I plucked Sherman from the river, and thereby gave this performance of Uncle Tom's Cabin
02:56an unusual finish.
02:58Thanks, Mr. Peabody.
03:00You're welcome, Sherman.
03:01And now, let us return to the bridge.
03:03General Sherman must be warned before he attempts to cross.
03:06Free bridge day?
03:08That's right, General.
03:10General, you and your men can go over without paying me one red cent.
03:14That's mighty generous of you.
03:16I know, but it'll give me a good feeling to know that I sent you on your way.
03:22Just a moment, General.
03:23Oh, it's you two.
03:26You heard the good news?
03:27We heard.
03:28But before you cross the bridge, I should like to make a slight alteration.
03:33Well, there ain't nothing wrong with my bridge.
03:36I didn't say there was.
03:38And so, with 70,000 men looking on, I made a careful survey of the sabotaged structure.
03:44Now, do you have a piece of string on you, Sherman?
03:46Will this do?
03:47I think so.
03:48With the string, I secured two small sections of the bridge.
03:52All right, General.
03:53You may cross now.
03:54To the toll guard's dismay, General Sherman, at his entire command,
03:57crossed the river without so much as a quiver from the bridge.
04:00From the opposite shore, we watched the shocked spy examine my handiwork.
04:04Well, what happened?
04:06This bridge should have collapsed into the river.
04:09Simply superb structural engineering, my good man.
04:12Merely a perfect example of distribution of weight.
04:16I don't believe it.
04:18So saying, he untied the string.
04:20And as day broke, so did the bridge.
04:24My deepest appreciation for your help, Mr. Peabody.
04:28And please accept these.
04:30A fishbowl for each of us.
04:32Yes, my hobby is constructing small fish tanks.
04:36Well, on to the Elvacore.
04:40Hmm, that's very interesting.
04:42I didn't think these became popular until World War II.
04:46What became popular, Mr. Peabody?
04:48Tanks, my boy.
04:50Sherman tanks.
04:55Oh, yeah.
04:57American War II to go.
04:58Oh, yeah.
05:00Oh, yeah.
05:00Oh, yeah.
05:01Oh, yeah.
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