Boys of '76

Do you have anything interesting to say about the The First american war for Independence or Revolutionary War.In what ways are the War between the states and the Revolutionary war similar.

...Hard Crackers come again no more...

A common enemy of the Southern Soldier(other than Federals)was hunger.Meager rations and a poor diet led to malnourishment in many of the boys in gray.Did this affect the Confederacy's ability to wage war and to recruit volunteers,if so give an example.

Sic Semper Tyrannis!

When people look to Lincoln they see the man that "Saved the Union",HOWEVER most people do not Know of the illegal things he did to restore the union.There are a lot of misconceptions about "(dis)honest" abe.Did you Know that He suspended the writ of habeas corpus(1-One of a variety of writs that may be issued to bring a party before a court or judge, having as its function the release of the party from unlawful restraint.
2-The right of a citizen to obtain such a writ )? In brief is Lincoln a tyrant or hero?

Where's Steuart?

Without it's zealous Cav. commander J.E.B. Steuart the A.N.V. was blind in the days leading up to the Famous battle of Gettysburg.How did this effect the Confederates Strategy on the First two days of battle?

Artillery

Union artillery superiority was often times matched by excellent positions held by Confederate gunners.Had the union artillerists held beter or equal positions would Confederate artillery have been decimated or could they have held their ground,also did the types of projectiles and their use apply to their successes or downfalls?

Gettysburg: day 2

Did the action that occured on day two prompt the A.N.V. and the A. of the potomac to concentrate on the center of their lines or did it lead the union to focus on their flanks?

Gettysburg: Day 3

A battle in and around a small town in Pennsylvania had been raging for two hot July days When Gen.Robert E. Lee decided that a full frontal assuult on the weaker Union position in their center was the only way to drive the enemy from the field.Failed attempts to crush the Army of the Potomac's flanks on the second day of battle and other factors led him to belive that the A.N.V. could not take the,Now reinforced,flanks of Meade's "fish-hook" line.Should Lee have tried to disengage the enemy or possibly made another flanking movement?Did Lee make the right decision to order the assult now Known as 'Pickett's charge' even after Longstreet told Lee that he seriously Doubted the attack would be successful?