archieclement
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- Sep 17, 2011
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I'm not aware of it occurring elsewhere to the degree it does here. But researching the war here anytime confederate forces, whether an army or just recruiters, move into an area their numbers seem to swell as long as they are in that area, but if they move any substantial distance the recruits simply return home.
A big movement like Prices 64 raid, at any given point he may have 2-4000 local recruits, however if he moves 100 miles west, it appears for the most part he has a different 2-4000 recruits and the majority of the previous ones seem to just have returned home. Small movements like confederate recruiters may attract 1-2000 men but as they move away to return to the south the numbers just evaporate. It appears a very small % actually want to fight anywhere other then their home area.
it seems less noticeable with guerrillas maybe because they are more localized to begin with, and perhaps more of a stigma to part time with them?
Not sure if its from Missouri's conditional attitude at the start or the lack of support from the Confederacy at the beginning of the war here. Just wondered if anyone else has noticed this phenomenon and has any thoughts on it.
A big movement like Prices 64 raid, at any given point he may have 2-4000 local recruits, however if he moves 100 miles west, it appears for the most part he has a different 2-4000 recruits and the majority of the previous ones seem to just have returned home. Small movements like confederate recruiters may attract 1-2000 men but as they move away to return to the south the numbers just evaporate. It appears a very small % actually want to fight anywhere other then their home area.
it seems less noticeable with guerrillas maybe because they are more localized to begin with, and perhaps more of a stigma to part time with them?
Not sure if its from Missouri's conditional attitude at the start or the lack of support from the Confederacy at the beginning of the war here. Just wondered if anyone else has noticed this phenomenon and has any thoughts on it.
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