the ANV’s biggest mistake is that they did not dedicate more marksmen , armed with Whitworth rifles , to reserve all shots for Yankee Generals . Sheridan and Custer would have been worthy targets for Mr. Whitworth’s creation .
Out west , Sherman should have never survived Vicksburg .
Eeeeh, I don’t think so. Lee did not learn anything from Jackson until after he lost a third of his army at Gettysburg. After that, Grant new it was a simple matter of time and attrition. No brilliant tactics or fancy strategy required. Lee made him pay but Grant had the funds.