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re: Robert E. Lee has been misrepresented by regressive "historians"
Posted on 5/22/17 at 4:03 pm to NC_Tigah
Posted on 5/22/17 at 4:03 pm to NC_Tigah
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Southern resistance to the national authority was impotent. We lost more Americans in the Civil War than in WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and the Gulf Wars combined. Union losses significantly outstripped Confederate losses. Your concept of impotency is bizarre.
Of the 600K deaths or whatever they claim now, 400K at least were camp deaths. Measles, Mumps, - communicable diseases. Only one in three were battle deaths.
With rifled muskets and on the defense, the Rebels should have simply been unbeatable.
110K to 94K - that is about equal really. To the point where is shows rebel incompetence. Of course a lot of that is on Lee.
This post was edited on 5/22/17 at 4:04 pm
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Posted on 5/22/17 at 4:06 pm to WhiskeyPapa
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With rifled muskets and on the defense, the Rebels should have simply been unbeatable.
They weren't completely on the defense. They had to expel a bigger force from the south to keep supply lines open. They couldn't just dig in at Richmond. They would have eventually starved.
Posted on 5/22/17 at 4:06 pm to WhiskeyPapa
It wasn't until World War One with its poison gas, rapid fire artillery., machine guns, tanks and all the rest that camp deaths and battle deaths were about 50%/50%.
Posted on 5/22/17 at 4:17 pm to WhiskeyPapa
quote:T'is the nature of the beast. THAT IS THE POINT! It is a beast which could have been reduced or avoided with different actions on Lincoln's part. Both Lincoln and his Southern counterparts massively underestimated what Civil War would bring. Lincoln et al had some expectation the war would be over shortly after the First Battle of Bull Run. Everyone was stupid in the lead up.
Of the 600K deaths or whatever they claim now, 400K at least were camp deaths.
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