[mware]

The battles of the Civil War can be confusing.

According to Shelby Foote, one side named the battles after physical geographic featrues near the battle, while the other named the battle after cites near the battle.

[mainepatsfan]

The battles of the Civil War can be confusing. According to Shelby Foote, one side named the battles after physical geographic featrues near the battle, while the other named the battle after cites near the battle

I was at the Old Court House museum a few weeks ago in Winchester, VA and the lady who worked there assumed I was from the south because I reffered to the battle of Sharpsburg instead of Antietam.