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re: Missouri Confederate Forces Were 1st to Kill Union General in Civil War
Posted on 12/5/14 at 2:23 pm to Jagd Tiger
Posted on 12/5/14 at 2:23 pm to Jagd Tiger
You are right, I'm not counting your border war with KS from 1855-1860. What was the biggest battle there 200 guys total. I'm talking about the real war where 50,000 plus people squared off on the regular. Often times over 100,000 people. I tried to give you some credit, but damn OP. Facts are facts.
Posted on 12/5/14 at 2:33 pm to NotRight37
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You are right, I'm not counting your border war with KS from 1855-1860.
Then you fail to understand what happened in Missouri.
Fact is, if the major Southern army had been able to get remotely close to Missouri, then major battles would have occurred there. The very fact that the Confederate army couldn't get there is *why* most of the real action in Missouri that took place was a guerrilla war. The fact it wasn't regular armies fighting made it more brutal and dangerous, not less. This is typically the case with just about any informal guerrilla war anywhere that occurs.
If a Confederate soldier in the regular army in the South surrendered, he was captured and put in a prison camp.
If a pro-South Missouri bushwhacker surrendered, he was given no quarter and would be executed, probably with his head marched around on a pole in some nearby town to make an example to the locals.
You tell me which fighter was "really" at war.
This post was edited on 12/5/14 at 2:35 pm
Posted on 12/5/14 at 2:36 pm to NotRight37
apparently you're easily confused, I was responding to the piglet, Numberwang, who said "no one cares", when in fact we have a larger fanbase than they do.
and yes, IT's A FACT.
and yes, IT's A FACT.
This post was edited on 12/5/14 at 2:49 pm
Posted on 12/5/14 at 2:51 pm to NotRight37
Ahhhh...so real battles involves at least 100,000 plus people.
If that's the case, I guess our soldiers haven't fought a real war since WWII.
Gotcha.
If that's the case, I guess our soldiers haven't fought a real war since WWII.
Gotcha.
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