The Official Civil War Thread

[Coach McGuirk]

This.

Turns out they could have waded the bridge in numerous places outside of confederate rifle range. One of Burnside's many blunders during the CW.

Hmm... That would lead to an interesting follow-up question.

Q: Which of Burnside's blunders caused Grant to finally put him out to pasture for good?

Sorry, someone else will need to step in here. I have no idea.

[creekster]

This.

Turns out they could have waded the bridge in numerous places outside of confederate rifle range. One of Burnside's many blunders during the CW.

Hmm... That would lead to an interesting follow-up question.

Q: Which of Burnside's blunders caused Grant to finally put him out to pasture for good?

I heard it was when he showed up for a meeting with Grant wearing a button down collared shirt with a...TIE! added to those ridiculous side burns and he simply had to go.

[Borderline Divine]

Burnsides final blunder? The mine outside of Petersburg.

[Borderline Divine]

Also Lebowski: Sheridan's horse was named Rienzi and then renamed Winchester.

[LA Ute]

Bravo. 23,000.

Follow-up question:

Q: A stone bridge that featured prominently in the fighting was later named after which Union general?

(remember: no googling)

Bonus question: What did the South call the Battle of Antietam? (Some even call it by this name today.)

[San Juan Sun]

Bonus question: What did the South call the Battle of Antietam? (Some even call it by this name today.)

Sharpsburg? Just a guess.

[LA Ute]

Sharpsburg? Just a guess.

Correct!!!

[happyone]

My turn to ask a question

Name the two battles fought in '63 and '64 that were fought on the same ground but were not named the same.

[happyone]

This.

Turns out they could have waded the bridge in numerous places outside of confederate rifle range. One of Burnside's many blunders during the CW.

Hmm... That would lead to an interesting follow-up question.

Q: Which of Burnside's blunders caused Grant to finally put him out to pasture for good?

If you have been to Burnsides Bridge, you could see a corporal's guard could have held it with brooms, and that is about what Lee had there. The ground behind the bridge is very steep and would be very difficult to attack even wading across the bridge on both side. Burnside should have crossed the creek at a different spot.

Civil War Battlefields/Sites I've visited

East
Gettysburg
Antetiem
Chancellorsville
Wilderness
Spotsylvania
Fredericksburg

West
Ft. Donelson
Chattanooga
Chickamauga
Ft. Sumpter
Andersonville

[Jeff Lebowski]

Burnsides final blunder? The mine outside of Petersburg.

Correct. The Crater.

Other Burnside Blunders: First Bull Run and Fredericksburg.

[Jeff Lebowski]

I heard it was when he showed up for a meeting with Grant wearing a button down collared shirt with a...TIE! added to those ridiculous side burns and he simply had to go.

Yeah, look at those babies:



Burnside's side burns were awesome.

[Jeff Lebowski]

My turn to ask a question

Name the two battles fought in '63 and '64 that were fought on the same ground but were not named the same.

Chancellorsville and The Wilderness.

There were still skeletons of dead soldiers scattered all through the woods one year later.

[happyone]

Chancellorsville and The Wilderness.

There were still skeletons of dead soldiers scattered all through the woods one year later.

correct

[Jeff Lebowski]

Next up:

Q: In the year immediately following the close of the Civil War, the state of Mississippi spent 1/5 of the entire state budget on what?

[wuapinmon]

Next up:

Q: In the year immediately following the close of the Civil War, the state of Mississippi spent 1/5 of the entire state budget on what?

A: thrones for carpetbagger bastards