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Civil War History - "What if..." Discussions

What if they had attacked instead of digging in...? What if he was in charge of the army instead...? Did you ever have a "What if..." question, and you weren't sure where to post it? Here's the place to ask these speculative questions!

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  1. Joshua Horn

    What if McClellan had captured Richmond?

    Joshua Horn, May 8, 2012 ... 2 3
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    OpnCoronet
    May 16, 2012 at 10:28 AM
  2. KevinLuna

    If the Confederacy won, where would the capital district have been?

    KevinLuna, Mar 9, 2012
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    BillO
    May 12, 2012 at 10:12 PM
  3. damYankee

    If Buchanan had taken action?

    damYankee, Mar 10, 2012 ... 2
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    303
    Carronade
    May 7, 2012
  4. SpartanGSG

    A Two-Term Henry Clay Presidency

    SpartanGSG, Jul 18, 2007
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    OpnCoronet
    May 1, 2012
  5. Doug McKay

    Crazy what if! Don't open this unless ya just wanna have fun.

    Doug McKay, Mar 10, 2012 ... 2 3
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    Samuel.Sohm
    Apr 30, 2012
  6. oldpete63

    Would Grant Have Pursued Lee At Gettysburg

    oldpete63, Apr 2, 2012 ... 4 5 6
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    damYankee
    Apr 27, 2012
  7. Dwilma01

    ...slaves paid instead of freed immediately

    Dwilma01, Apr 19, 2012 ... 2 3
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    Dwilma01
    Apr 27, 2012
  8. unionblue

    And if Gen. Lee hadn't surrendered at Appomattox...

    unionblue, Apr 7, 2012 ... 2 3 4
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    Nathanb1
    Apr 20, 2012
  9. RobertP

    Newt Gingrich's Gettysburg

    RobertP, Jan 17, 2010 ... 2 3 4
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    TerryB
    Apr 17, 2012
  10. Glorybound

    The CSA military and the "Fabian Strategy"

    Glorybound, Mar 29, 2012
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    jgoodguy
    Apr 17, 2012
  11. KLSDAD

    What if Maryland had seceded?

    KLSDAD, Nov 18, 2011 ... 2
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    OpnCoronet
    Apr 16, 2012
  12. Doug McKay

    Eastern theartre...J.E.B. or Forrest?

    Doug McKay, Jan 31, 2012 ... 2 3
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    OpnCoronet
    Apr 11, 2012
  13. ForeverBlue

    If the CSA had won would they have fought in the world wars?

    ForeverBlue, Mar 9, 2012 ... 3 4 5
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    OpnCoronet
    Mar 29, 2012
  14. damYankee

    Was there any strategy that Lee could have used to win?

    damYankee, Aug 20, 2011 ... 4 5 6
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    OpnCoronet
    Mar 26, 2012
  15. davepi2

    what if tilden had won

    davepi2, Mar 18, 2012
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    davepi2
    Mar 18, 2012
  16. atom

    What if McClellan stayed in command?

    atom, Nov 16, 2011 ... 2
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    Nytram01
    Mar 8, 2012
  17. Doug McKay

    Lee in the West?

    Doug McKay, Feb 5, 2012 ... 3 4 5
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    tmh10
    Mar 8, 2012
  18. Mary Henning

    What if Jackson had survived Chancellorsville and gone on to Gettysburg?

    Mary Henning, Feb 16, 2012
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    tmh10
    Mar 8, 2012
  19. Jon G.

    What if the Union forces didn't retreat any further than Franklin?

    Jon G., Jan 16, 2012 ... 2 3
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    Delhi Rangers
    Mar 3, 2012
  20. 5fish

    Union Gulags---Reeducation Camps

    5fish, Apr 29, 2011 ... 3 4 5
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    5fish
    Mar 3, 2012
  21. shanniereb

    The veteran re-unions

    shanniereb, Mar 1, 2012
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    shanniereb
    Mar 1, 2012
  22. deleson1

    Opinion on j.w. Booth

    deleson1, Nov 22, 2011 ... 3 4 5
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    JPK Huson 1863
    Feb 29, 2012
  23. John Castiglia

    What if Lincoln had not been Assassinated

    John Castiglia, Jan 29, 2012
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    Doug McKay
    Jan 31, 2012
  24. Chamberlain

    What if the South had come up with it's own Emancipation Proclamation

    Chamberlain, Jan 21, 2012 ... 2
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    unionblue
    Jan 29, 2012
  25. Desert Kid

    Albert Sydney Johnston lives.

    Desert Kid, Dec 23, 2011
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    Saruman
    Jan 23, 2012
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