Something to Ponder and Debate?

[L Verge]

(03-16-2019 03:17 PM)L Verge Wrote:  It's interesting that my first thought at reading the question was to answer Antietam also (must be the Marylander in me) because of the preliminary results (EP, etc.), but also for the ineptitude of McClellan for failing to pursue Confederate forces to stop them from getting back "home." I think Grant would have chased them down had he been in charge. Both Grant in the field and Stanton in the War Department was the impetus needed to win after 1863.

I also agree with Michael about the effect of Chancellorsville and the loss of Jackson. I'm now waiting to hear from Wild Bill. I believe that one of his theses (either Masters' or Doctoral) was on the Battle of Gettysburg.

I have dug a little deeper on Google and found this link rather interesting because it mentions an important Battle of Glorieta Pass in the New Mexico Territory - the far Western Theater of the Civil War. I really need Wild Bill to chime in now, because I had never heard of this battle until five minutes ago -- which is pretty normal, since the average books concentrate on the war in the East, not the West. I need to hear from the man who now lives in Arizona.

This and other links also tie the fall of Vicksburg to the companion Battle of Gettysburg as turning points, and that might tip the scales in my mind.

https://owlcation.com/humanities/Most-Im...-Civil-War