US Conscription debate

[CSA Today]

It is not true that Union soldiers deserted at a higher percentage than Confederate soldiers. Soldiers from both sides deserted at nearly the same rate. This would indicate that conscription or draft did not seem to be a determining factor when it came to deserting.

About 100,000 Confederate soldiers deserted
About 200,000 Union solders deserted

When you take in to account the Union Army had over twice as many total soldiers, the Confederacy had a higher percent desertion rate (this percentage jumps around depending on what source you use for the total number of Confederate soldiers).

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"General Hooker estimated in 1863 that 85,000 officers and men had deserted from the Army of the Potomac, while it was stated in in December of 1862 that no less than 180,000 of the soldiers listed on the Union were absent with or without leave." This is just for the Army of the Potomac, it would be interesting to see the desertion figures for all the Union armies. Then too, by 1864 the Union desertion rate had jumped to an average of 7,333 a month, approximately another 88,000 a year.

 

[leftyhunter]

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"General Hooker estimated in 1863 that 85,000 officers and men had deserted from the Army of the Potomac, while it was stated in in December of 1862 that no less than 180,000 of the soldiers listed on the Union were absent with or without leave." This is just for the Army of the Potomac, it would be interesting to see the desertion figures for all the Union armies. Then too, by 1864 the Union desertion rate had jumped to an average of 7,333 a month, approximately another 88,000 a year.

O brought back my thread on Confederate desertion so we dont' continue to thread jack this thread.
Leftyhunter

 

[CSA Today]

O brought back my thread on Confederate desertion so we dont' continue to thread jack this thread.
Leftyhunter

Good, If Major Bill will transfer his post to your thread so will I.

 

[matthew mckeon]

People seem quite touchy about this 150+ year old event. Let's try to control the back and forth. Let's drop it, or the thread bans will follow.

 

[johan_steele]

beer n peanuts.

 

[major bill]

Good, If Major Bill will transfer his post to your thread so will I.

Sure, but not sure how to do this.

 

[leftyhunter]

Sure, but not sure how to do this.

Maybe one of the Mods can help.
Leftyhunter

 

[Eagle eye]

The third left must have been virtual superheroes to have held out to the following Spring against such overwhelming odds. At least we can agree on one thing the overwhelming superiority of the Confederate fighting man still in the field.

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I don't agree at all. That's the silliest statement that I've seen on the forum in months.

 

[Rebforever]

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I don't agree at all. That's the silliest statement that I've seen on the forum in months.

Truth hurts, don't it?!!!

 

[Eagle eye]

Truth hurts, don't it?!!!

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Yeah… it must pain you deeply that the rebels got their collective butt kicked in the end & LOST THE WAR!

 

[Rebforever]

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Yeah… it must pain you deeply that the rebels got their collective butt kicked in the end & LOST THE WAR!

I don't know, Lee still had a fighting army on the field so I don't know if that qualifies as a butkickin'!

 

[leftyhunter]

Gentlemen I have a thread" by what meteric was the CSA soldier superior".
We are really thread jacking @atlantis post. @atlantis was not asking about which side had better soldiers.
Leftyhunter

 

[Eagle eye]

I don't know, Lee still had a fighting army on the field so I don't know if that qualifies as a butkickin'!

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He got his butt kicked.

 

[matthew mckeon]

This thread has lost its value. Previous warning ignored. Locked, and my fellow mods will review.

 

[jgoodguy]

This thread has lost its value. Previous warning ignored. Locked, and my fellow mods will review.

Agree no one seems interested in the thread topic.