If you were able to ask a Civil war soldier, a normal enlisted every day grunt, one question. What would it be? My question would be, "How in a major battle did you manage to keep a cool head and keep going back into battles over the span of the war?"
Also if you had one question for any officer or civilian leader, from either side. What would it be? Mine would be to R E Lee, of course, "Why Pickett's charge on the 3rd day of Gettysberg?" Pretty generic, I know, but he could of managed a fighting retreat and gotten back to Virginia.
I know there are many and much better questions to ask. Like all Civil War decisions hindsight is 20/20
Also if you had one question for any officer or civilian leader, from either side. What would it be? Mine would be to R E Lee, of course, "Why Pickett's charge on the 3rd day of Gettysberg?" Pretty generic, I know, but he could of managed a fighting retreat and gotten back to Virginia.
I know there are many and much better questions to ask. Like all Civil War decisions hindsight is 20/20