gary
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- Feb 20, 2005
I read Richard Taylor's Destruction and Reconstruction and was wondering about two points he raised regarding the Red River Campaign of Banks.
1) What if Porter's fleet had been captured? Porter would have scuttled it first, but the Confederates could have salvaged it. If the South had Porter's ironclads, they could have threatened New Orleans or Vicksburg (capturing either would be another issue).
2) Less intriguing to me is what if the 19th Army Corps was destroyed because it was cut off and had to surrender? It would never have reached Virginia and participated in saving the Capital. I still think Sheridan would have whupped Early even without the 19th Corps.
Discuss please. M-T mines wanna no.
1) What if Porter's fleet had been captured? Porter would have scuttled it first, but the Confederates could have salvaged it. If the South had Porter's ironclads, they could have threatened New Orleans or Vicksburg (capturing either would be another issue).
2) Less intriguing to me is what if the 19th Army Corps was destroyed because it was cut off and had to surrender? It would never have reached Virginia and participated in saving the Capital. I still think Sheridan would have whupped Early even without the 19th Corps.
Discuss please. M-T mines wanna no.