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To: napscoordinator

Got their a$$es handed to them??????

The Union armies had from 2,500,000 to 2,750,000 men. Their losses, by the best estimates:
Battle deaths: 110,070 Disease, etc.: 250,152 Total 360,222

The Confederate strength, was from 750,000 to 1,250,000. Its estimated losses:
Battle deaths: 94,000 Disease, etc.: 164,000 Total 258,000

So the SMALLER Confederate Army (1.25mm) caused more deaths on the LARGER Union army (2.75 mm men)and they were handed WHAT????????????????????????? You think like obama.


34 posted on 01/19/2011 12:05:09 PM PST by bt579 (Liberals need women dependent and scared so that women, like blacks, will vote Democrat.)
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To: bt579

Not to re-fight the war 150 years later, but the Confederacy fought mostly on its home turf, and higher casualties are almost always found among those on offense rather than defense.


41 posted on 01/19/2011 12:11:48 PM PST by cookcounty (Knives, Guns, Enemies and Axx-Kicks: The Gentle Political Speech of Barack Obama.)
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To: bt579

Oh brother.....did you win the war? That is all that matters. Don’t try to change history. Saying I sound like Obama does not change facts.


45 posted on 01/19/2011 12:14:09 PM PST by napscoordinator
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To: bt579

“WHAT?????????????????????????”

Duh. They lost. That’s all that matters.


57 posted on 01/19/2011 12:22:01 PM PST by Tublecane
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To: bt579; napscoordinator
bt579: "So the SMALLER Confederate Army (1.25mm) caused more deaths on the LARGER Union army (2.75 mm men)and they were handed..."

There's just no denying that Southern troops fought well.
Exactly how well is a subject for discussion.

I have a book handy here with statistics on the top ten battles, ranked according to the number of casualties.
Of those, the Union won five, the Confederacy four and one was a draw.

It sounds like a pretty even match, until you consider that the South always came to battle with fewer troops, on average, about 1/3 fewer troops.
Typical example: if the Union had 75,000 the Confederacy had 50,000.
And yet they still won or "tied" half the largest battles.

On the number of casualties, here's the point to remember: at the end of the day, both sides averaged just over 20% casualties per battle.
Yes, it did vary considerably, depending on who were the commanders and which side was more or less offensive -- commanders on offense usually lost a higher percentage.

A good example is the largest battle of all, Gettysburg, where the offensive commander Lee suffered 37% casualties, while the defending commander Meade "only" 28%.

For another example, consider the Wilderness, which was a "tie" -- the offensive commander Grant suffered 17% casualties while the defending Lee "only" 13%.

206 posted on 01/20/2011 2:12:10 PM PST by BroJoeK (a little historical perspective....)
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