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Lets get a talk about leaders going. Who would you pick, 1 or 2 from each side, as your unknown mvp. Meaning one of the top generals and such who a normal person off the street wouldnt know. For the South I would go with Pat Cleburne and/or Robert Rodes. For the North Id pick James McPherson...

Even the lizard nation deserves to feel good about itself once every few years. Happy Birthday Ron.

Thanks for letting us know whats going on.

Ive seen this a few times now and am quite curious, how come French Line Artillery is depicted wearing their packs while manning the guns? Wouldn't that be a nuisance when trying to load quickly?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/2009/jan/08/american-college-sports Hey guys, heres an interesting article from England on America's fascination with college sports, particularly football.

Great stuff Reb. I missed this thread while you were on your furlough to the states.

I know hes one of the greats, whose silhouette is the NBA logo based off of?

I was wondering if anyone on the boards is currently or is a retired member of the US Coast Guard. I am considering the possibility of joining after college. If someones served in that branch Im just curious about what you thought of your time, would you encourage somebody to join after your...

No mention of hoofs so it must not be something with cavalry :rolleyes:

Not that this really speaks to Johnny Unitas as a player, how great he was or how he would compare to todays quarterbacks but my dad had the opportunity to meet Unitas some years back. After his playing days Unitas worked in the telecommunications business, or atleast something to do with it. My...

Thats a very interesting what if scenario Reb. Would have been interesting to see how Lee would have worked with the likes of Forrest, Clebourne, and other unknown Confederate talents out west.

Matt Im just about on the floor laughing. I think youd have nothing to worry about. The quality of your figures would keep us occupied and we would have nothing to fight about; so long as you make more Johnny Rebs than Billy Yanks ;):D

My money is one of them being WBTS. From the other thread I can see you have some passion for the era and thats gonna be my bet. That bein said, Ive never won the lotto so...

Happy Birthday Louis! Hope you enjoyed your day. Best Wishes,

I certainly agree with you Reb that a victory at Gettysburg wouldnt have delivered victory. The loss of the Mississippi River and Union Western Army dominance over their Confederate counterparts ensured that in the long run Lee couldnt have pulled off the miracle victory.

From what Ive read a large portion of the soldiers didnt like the peace platform, thus contributing to McClellan not getting the soldier vote. Many of them felt that negotiating a peace would be an admittance that they were not capable soldiers.

I think the plainest way to see Lincolns early war micromanaging is to look at Jackson's Valley Campaign. Lincoln did just about everything but go to the battlefield and point troops in the direction he wanted them to go. But I will agree that Lincoln was good at learning from his mistakes and...

Ok so heres a topic to get us going on tactics and leaders. Which side was more hampered by their president? I believe early in the war it was Lincoln who hampered his forces more than Davis did his. By not being well educated in military affairs Lincoln seemed to have the wrong goals early...

Ill take Eagles over the Giants in the upset. Carolina will man handle Arizona. Pittsburgh over the Chargers. Tennessee over Baltimore in a close one.

I just picked up General Lee's Army and cant put it down. I believe Brad (Jazzeum) recommended it. There is a lot of fascinating information in their about the average Southern soldier in Virginia. Im only on chapter 7 so far but its good stuff.