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DonnieI was also told that Gettysburg was an attempt to relieve pressure on Vicksburg since it would have been hard to move adequate numbers of troops to Vicksburg in time to help.In course that I took on the CW several years ago the professor said the beginning of the end for the South occured with the loss of Ft Donalson. That eventually enabled the Union to control the Mississippi and cut the Confederacy in half.
BensgalThe South had some very good generals but like all militaries there were ego conflicts and personality clashes. A.P. Hill was an excellent general(altho he was unable to function at times due to gonorrhea he had contracted while at West Point). Stonewall Jackson did not like Hill altho he relied heavily on Hill at times. Had Hill placed under arrest twice. Jefferson Davis detested Joe Johnson and loved the incompetent Braxton Bragg.The North also had the same problems but all in all the South had the cream of the crop in generals. This prolonged the war beyond what would be expected
A good general (or businessman for that matter) learns his subordinates strengths and uses them to the best advantage. The best managers do not micro manage but utilize the talents of others.When I was in business I trained my people and let them do their jobs. It worked.Lee had very good subordinates and used them to advantage except at Gettysburg.As for Antetium/Sharpsburg, remember that the battle plans had been lost and were in Federal hands so they knew in advance what the plan was. They still only fought him to a draw.In my opinion if the industrialized North had competent generals they would have whipped the agricultural South in 90 days. The South was outnumbered in manpower and lacking the factories and material to conduct a war.
I don't think he was overrated. Most of the Confederate generals were handicaped by Jefferson Davis. Lee seemed to be able to handle him. When Jackson was alive Lee relied heavily on him. They thought very much alike and knew what to expect from each other. At Gettysburg without Jackson Lee told Ewell to take a hill on the first day and place artillery there if "practicable". Jackson would have taken that as an order rather than a suggestion.. Lack of CSA artillery and US artillery on the hill was a big factor. Also Lee probably had suffered a mild heart attack prior to Gettysbug. All in all, Lee was not a man I would play poker with.
I don't think Grant should be labeled a butcher. He used tactics that reinforced his numerical advantage and depth of resources. Those who tried to outwit or out manuever Lee did poorly.Grant deeply regreted the Cold Harbor losses. He said that was a mistake.As was stated ,the offense was at a disadvantage against a well entrenched defense.Grant simply did what was necessary to end the war. Maybe by doing so he actually saved lives.I do fault him for ending prisoner exchanges and allowing the POWs held in the South to endure more hardships. He thought that the additional drain on already low Confederate supplies would weaken the Confederates even more. Probably did but the POWs endured starvation conditons(as did the guards)
Got four out of five. Considering that I haven't had a history class in 55 years maybe that is not too bad
PhidThose non combat deaths are probably deaths from the Spanish Flu Pandemic.The only WW1 death in the county adjoining us was a soldier who died in France from The flu.
Mister Roberts is my favoriteGod is My Co-Pilot is nextWhen I was a kid I lived in Gen Robert L. Scott's hometown of Macon. Ga The premier of God is My Co-Pilot was in Macon( this was during WW2 and probably a propaganda film to some extent). I stood in a line over a block long to get into the theater. General Scott died last year at about 90 years old. He worked at the Air Museum in Warner Robins one day a week until just before his death
I hope they can recover it without too much damage. Not a lot of Lightnings left nowdays. Yamamoto probably thought they made one too many tho.I saw in the article that the pilot walked away from the belly landing and was later shot down and killed near Tunisia.
SkiguyI have found several Indian mortar and pestles on my land. The Indians here just mostly used round rock for pestles and a dished out sandstone for mortar.(BTW I have a collection of pharmaceutical Mortar and pestles with one cast iron one going back to the 1700s.)The groove on this stone fits the fingers perfectly if you hold it with both hands. I don't think it is possible that this is a natural formation.
