archieclement
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- Sep 17, 2011
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At Westport the climatic battle of the campaign, Missouri and Kansas State militia constituted the bulk of the Union army...
And oddly enough I see MSM often seemingly refered to "regulars" during the pursuit........they were still in reality state militia
And what major accomplishments were made under Kirby Smith and or the forces he raised? They self sufficiently failed to decisively win Red River Campaign or the Camden expedition....or hold Indian territory, Prices raid fails, not seeing alot to gather they were anywhere near an elite fighting force. What limited success they had to make the Union decide to withdraw........they are unable to repeat to hinder or stop the withdrawals.
As far as the strategic picture in the T-M to go after Steele was the right choice, they were incapable of capitalizing on it, which isn't all that surprising as outside sieges, no major armies are really destroyed in the field during the civil war.
And oddly enough I see MSM often seemingly refered to "regulars" during the pursuit........they were still in reality state militia
And what major accomplishments were made under Kirby Smith and or the forces he raised? They self sufficiently failed to decisively win Red River Campaign or the Camden expedition....or hold Indian territory, Prices raid fails, not seeing alot to gather they were anywhere near an elite fighting force. What limited success they had to make the Union decide to withdraw........they are unable to repeat to hinder or stop the withdrawals.
As far as the strategic picture in the T-M to go after Steele was the right choice, they were incapable of capitalizing on it, which isn't all that surprising as outside sieges, no major armies are really destroyed in the field during the civil war.
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