Phil Andrade
London
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May 18. 1863
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Dan and Larry,
Too many southern officers were killed.
It’s tempting to argue that the style of battlefield leadership was too profligate.
OTOH, surely this impinged on the North, too.
Scope for research and discussion here.
I’m thinking that the attrition on the officer contingent produced a very effective cadre of NCOs that carried the confederate soldiers into a remarkably effective battlefield performance that was apparent one year later, when oceans of blood were spilt on the same ground.
Regards, Phil
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"Egad, sir, I do not know whether you will die on the gallows or of the pox!"
"That will depend, my Lord, on whether I embrace your principles or your mistress."
Earl of Sandwich and John Wilkes
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