... look at the ... could ... all his troops ... face of CS ... took nothing but ... land when ... No other Yankee ... that? ... Grant also showed some skill...
Lyon, other than Curtis and Grant.... Lyon was another 'mover & shaker' during the early part of the war...but sadly he was lost before he could really affect...
Two officers that may have made a difference for the AoP were killed at Chantilly - Phil Kearny and Isaac Stevens. Imagine Gettysburg with Kearny instead of...
Lyo, had he lived, probably would have secured Missouri, but given that 1) Fremont was in charge and 2) Halleck was intially very jealous in the early part of...
Little Mac would have better served the Union as chief of staff to a better general. It's amusing to me that Grant intially tried to get a post out East on...
Hi Scott, I'd like to playtest if you need more playtesters. I have 24 Rebs and 40 USA cavalry. BTW, I have started working on the article for Charge on...
Never said Grant didn't have guts - he took the chances his troops did. I said his solutions were direct, bloody and not elegant. He knew his advantages lay...
Nah, someone else would have been given that nut to crack. Losses are always replaced - the cream always rises and someone always gets the shitty job. ...
Shiloh was a disaster that could easily have happened. Were Lee (or Jackson, or Early or anyone else more able to clearly command) in the West - I believe...
In a message dated 1/1/06 7:32:42 PM !!!First Boot!!!, jriii@yahoogroups.com ... Not to mention army building - he really created the Army of The Potomac and ...
I was referring to the confederates... arguements over overall command, ill placement of troops, bad attacks, not choosing the proper time and place for...
Mine was also relaxing .... In between family gathering around the fireplace, football games, and a couple movies I was putting the final touches on my...
scott, I'd love to assist with the play test. Also, do you have a main map for EV that shows, where applicible, the different engagements side by side? I...
If interested in General Lyon, and one has not already done so, read Wilson's Creek; The Second Battle of the Civil War and the Men Who Fought it; William...
"Grant completely outmaneuvered Lee and got most army across the James River and nearer to Petersburg than was Lee's army almost before Lee knew what was...
Hello All, I am working on a JR scenario for the Mule Shoe battle at Spotsylvania (I just got a bunch of ACW entrenchments for Christmas!), but am having a...
... Spotsylvania ... having ... Billy, I just put on a wargame at a Michigan Convention (Upton's attack) with Mott's division supporting and had the same...
In a message dated 1/2/06 9:19:14 PM !!!First Boot!!!, jriii@yahoogroups.com ... Grant, which if that is what the previous poster meant; I concur, though I ...
Yeah, but those guys mostly took one big step and then stopped--no consistency. Remember, those CS officers that denounced Grant were reprimanded by Lee:...
My old argument--were the eastern rebs that good or were the eastern yanks that bad? For that matter, does the same apply to Western theater generals of both...
... eastern yanks ... generals of ... I don't think the men in the armies were all that different. The Reb troops often had to do more fighting because of...
... Does ... share? ... with ... in ... per ... very ... and ... look ... Sorry about my math...wasn't right. 5,000 men equals 416 size regiment or apprx. 14...
... Spotsylvania ... having ... Billy, Sorry for my bad math..don't know what I was thinking. Upton's 5,000 actually works out to 416 sized regiments which is...
I mean no disrespect to those who are Grant fans. He had shown some tactical brillance at times. However, when placed in command of the AoP, his tactics and...
Hey Mike, Thanks for the quick input-I think I may be headed in the same direction as you did w/ Mott's division. There are returns for both the ANV and AoP...
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