JeffBrooks
2nd Lieutenant
- Joined
- Aug 20, 2009
- Location
- Hutto, TX
Where do you disagree with the "conventional wisdom" on the Civil War. In other words, what commonly accepted "truths" about the war do you believe are incorrect?
I'll start.
1. I do not think that Gettysburg and Vicksburg marked the turning point of the war and I believe that the Confederacy had as much of a chance at winning the war at the start of 1864 as it did at the start of 1863, if not better.
2. On a strategic level, I think the performance of Ulysses Grant in 1864 was rather poor.
3. Aside from his logistical abilities, I think that Sherman was a poor general.
4. I think that the Confederacy lost the war more due to its own mistakes than due to the superior numbers and resources of the Union.
I'll start.
1. I do not think that Gettysburg and Vicksburg marked the turning point of the war and I believe that the Confederacy had as much of a chance at winning the war at the start of 1864 as it did at the start of 1863, if not better.
2. On a strategic level, I think the performance of Ulysses Grant in 1864 was rather poor.
3. Aside from his logistical abilities, I think that Sherman was a poor general.
4. I think that the Confederacy lost the war more due to its own mistakes than due to the superior numbers and resources of the Union.