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To: Badeye
“If that was the whole case, the war would have ended long before Grant’s promotion.”

The South had help in Europe and some industry of its own. It was logistics that gave the North and advantage.

It helped to have generally better military leadership.

“...overwhelming numerical advantages in all areas.”

So, that’s why they had to force conscription of people just off the boat.

94 posted on 05/24/2007 7:01:25 AM PDT by FredHunter08 (Guiliani! Come and Take Them!)
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To: FredHunter08

Man, you are so off base with me on this topic we should just stop now.


107 posted on 05/24/2007 7:07:07 AM PDT by Badeye (You know its a kook site when they ban the word 'kook')
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