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i think so. his "preservation of the union" speeches were quite enthralling
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This instance was the 3rd or 4th trip Stuart took around Federal lines.Originally posted by Ramo
If JEB Stuart destroyed the supply train he raided instead of trying to hold it, Gettysburg would've been lost. Of course, that wouldn't have meant that the South would win the war. It had already been lost at Antietam, their last shot at British and French intervention.
He was supposed to meet Lee and provide a report, typical cavalry activity.
By the time he showed up, it was too late.
Add to that, Lee ignored Longstreet's suggestion to feint towards Washington, drawing an engagement from Northern troops.
Does anyone know why Confederate troops were even at Gettysburg? I do.
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Didn't they need shoes rather badly?
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Bingo! Reports of a shoe factory in Gettysburg.
Well-done.
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Clausewitz on the American Civil War -
"There is little to be learned from armed mobs chasing each other round the countryside"
Discuss!
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I suppose that quote would apply to any war, or sale at Sears.
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Well, considering I have a history degree, I would have been pissed if I didn't know that.Originally posted by SlowwHand
Bingo! Reports of a shoe factory in Gettysburg.
Well-done.
RE: Clausewitz. Well, yeah, I guess there was absolutely nothing to learn from a bunch of guys who dug these things called trenches and then discovered that trying to charge the other guy's trench usually cost you a large # of casualties. That, and this neat toy called a "Gattling gun." I guess Clausy never thought about what might happen if you put those two things together in the same battle...
Which explains, in part, the collective idiocy 1914-1918.
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The US civil war and the Crimean war were just warm ups for WW1.
Mass slaughter only attained a profficient level rather than expertSpace is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind- bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space.
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Revolutionary War
25,324 Killed; 8845 Wounded
War Between The States (Civil War to Yankees)
North 363,020 Killed; 281,104 Wounded
South 119,110 Killed; 137,102 Wounded
WWI
116,708 Killed; 204,002 Wounded
WWII
408,306 Killed; 670,846 Wounded
Korea
54,246 Killed; 103,284 Wounded
Vietnam
58,219 Killed; 153,356 Wounded
Desert Storm
363 Killed; 357 WoundedLife is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
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Arrian!
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(and to think, the Gatling Gun was invented by a guy who studied medicine!--and dentistry)Comment
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Did they have barbed wire in the US internal disputeSpace is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind- bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space.
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Which explains, in part, the collective idiocy 1914-1918.
Exactly. Europe's dismissing of the ACW led them to repeat history, just in a more ghastly way.“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
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Barbed wire wasn't prevalent until the 1880's.Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
"Hating America is something best left to Mobius. He is an expert Yank hater.
He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ BraindeadComment
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The wire was a major factor to the slaughter in WW1Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind- bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space.
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