Kentucky Derby Cavalier.
First Sergeant
- Joined
- Oct 24, 2019
Ships like the Shendoah, Alabama, and Florida, were they a waste of war time capital? Think about the disdain many countries have for piratical endeavors, then combine that with the fact raiding commercial shipping didn't really accomplish much. Should the South have taken that money and invested in blockade runners? Was the South even short on blockade runners? Would speedier blockade runners like the side wheel steamers we saw late in the war have made any difference on the war effort?
You know me, I believe that the South's lack of foresight cost them greatly, it was mainly arrogance, but I'm interested in what the outcome would've been.
You know me, I believe that the South's lack of foresight cost them greatly, it was mainly arrogance, but I'm interested in what the outcome would've been.