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To: Michael.SF.

Virtually none of the battles fought after Gettysburg were going to turn the tide for the South. The writing was on the wall. Lee Read it, Grant knew it.

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And Grant was where the rubber really hit the road, Vicksburg.

A serious argument can be made that Vicksburg was a considerable greater loss for the CSA than was the battle at Gettysburg. They lost a lot more than troops at Vicksburg, they lost the river that cleaved the Confederacy in two.

But let’s face it, Gettysburg was near the population centers and Vicksburg was flyover country, 1860s style.


83 posted on 01/24/2014 12:32:54 PM PST by dmz
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To: dmz

Lets get back to the issue. An attempt to force the South to put memorials to an invading horde in the Olustee battlefield.

One battle I doubt the Yankee libtards will win. That makes me smile. :-)


112 posted on 01/24/2014 4:17:43 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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