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Again, you have no idea what you're talking about. Local superiority.
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Its not my fault you are trying to make 10 regiments who held those 2 hills out to be some kind of heroes.
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Wrong.
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Originally Posted by Robert E. Lee
The position occupied by the enemy opposite Fredericksburg being one in which he could not be attacked to advantage, it was determined to draw him from it. The execution of this purpose embraced the relief of the Shenandoah Valley from the troops that had occupied the lower part of it during the winter and spring, and, if practicable, the transfer of the scene of hostilities north of the Potomac. It was thought that the corresponding movements on the part of the enemy to which those contemplated by us would probably give rise, might offer a fair opportunity to strike a blow at the army then commanded by General Hooker, and that in any event that army would be compelled to leave Virginia, and, possibly, to draw to its support troops designed to operate against other parts of the country. In this way, it was supposed that the enemy's plan of campaign for the summer would be broken up, and part of the season of active operations be consumed in the formation of new combinations, and the preparations that they would require. . . . Actuated by these and other important considerations that may hereafter be presented, the movement began on June 3. . . .
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From the horse's mouth (so to speak)..
Must suck that I can go and find Communications between General Robert E. Lee to Jefferson Davis to prove you wrong on the intent. Where is your proof?
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Yep, and then they ended up getting their asses whooped later on. So going through Bull Run wasn't just a great idea.
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They didn't lose at Bull Run. So your point is moot.
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Was Jubal Early in command of the Army of the Potomac?
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LMAO, He was a Confederate that marched all the way to Monocacy in 1864 unmolested. He was 3 miles outside of Washington D.C. In 4 days will be 144 years to the day this battle happened.
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I know the Union had the same amount of casualties, but as you say the Union troops outnumbered the Confederates overall and they also had a tremendous numerical advantage over the Confederates in terms of population, in a wider, strategic sense.
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Yes, and you also claimed the Confederates lost 25,000 men. They did not.
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This does not mean that they outnumbered the Confederates in every single combat situation, which you seem to simple-minded to understand.
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No, never said it did. But there was the ability to march troops to shore up the lines, if it came down to it. Despite what the movies tell you. We aren't talking about a Special Forces unit dropped in the middle of nowhere facing 1,000 enemy combatants with no back up.
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Again, you don't have to nitpick, just say you disagree because you wanted the Confederates to win. Go slavery, right?
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Again, show me your evidence you being even 1/10th right? I've shown you the Communications from Robert E. Lee to Jefferson Davis that puts your whole D.C. theory to bs.
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