Which American Civil War general had the highest casualty rate in his army?
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Originally posted by Tarek Morgen View PostLee?
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ah and how is "highest rate" defined? Highest number of total casulties or in percantage of men under his command?"So little pains do the vulgar take in the investigation of truth, accepting readily the first story that comes to hand." Thucydides 1.20.3
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Originally posted by Tarek Morgen View PostWhat was the (unused) plan suggested to the Confederate authorities to get rid of the Unionist in St. Louis?“Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.”
Mark Twain
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Originally posted by Albany Rifles View PostThe request by Governor Jackson of Jefferson Davis for siege guns to destroy the ST Louis Arsenal?
What I though of was:
A Missouri man had once written the Confederate authorities that all they had to do to get rid of the Saint Louis Unionists was destroy the local breweries and seize all the beer: "... By this means the Germans will all die in a week and the Yankees will then run from this State.
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Originally posted by Tarek Morgen View Postum not the one I had in mind but I guess it still counts.
What I though of was:
Brigadier General M. Jeff Thompson"So little pains do the vulgar take in the investigation of truth, accepting readily the first story that comes to hand." Thucydides 1.20.3
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Originally posted by Tarek Morgen View Postum not the one I had in mind but I guess it still counts.
What I though of was:
Brigadier General M. Jeff Thompson
Bleeding Kansas? Hell, how about Burning Missouri!
Should have known a German would have beer in the equation!!!“Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.”
Mark Twain
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What ACW battle had the participants mostly composed of Native Americans, Affricans and only a few white units involved?Last edited by Albany Rifles; 04 Nov 09,, 01:09.“Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.”
Mark Twain
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Originally posted by Tech View PostWhat Confederate blockade runner never entered a Southern port?“Never let yourself be persuaded that any one Great Man, any one leader, is necessary to the salvation of America. When America consists of one leader and 158 million followers, it will no longer be America.”
― Dwight D. Eisenhower
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