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Lincoln as Commander in Chief
03-16-2013, 10:28 AM
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RE: Lincoln as Commander in Chief
I kind of think there is a book waiting to look at Lincoln's tactical decisions at Commander-in-Chief because he made some bad ones.

I think "On to Richmond" was actually a proper strategy. If the Army of Northern Viriginia could have been cooped up in Richmond in a siege it would have had to surrender in mass.

The great victories of the Civil War where when Confederate armies were forced to defend a specific piece of land and were trapped. (i.e. Fort Donnelson, Vicksburg, etc.)

The armies were just too evenly matched to destroy each other in the open field.
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Lincoln as Commander in Chief - LincolnMan - 03-03-2013, 06:06 PM
RE: Lincoln as Commander in Chief - Gene C - 03-04-2013, 10:57 AM
RE: Lincoln as Commander in Chief - Mike B. - 03-16-2013 10:28 AM
RE: Lincoln as Commander in Chief - Gene C - 03-19-2013, 07:42 PM
RE: Lincoln as Commander in Chief - Hess1865 - 03-21-2013, 08:56 PM
RE: Lincoln as Commander in Chief - Hess1865 - 03-27-2013, 08:37 AM

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