War Between the States trivia thread

[Resica]

I foolishly gave the order to attack at Picketts Mill Ga. and got many blue coats slaughtered that day in some wicked terrain as the Rebs raked us with musketry and grape relentlessly for hours.

How about Sherman?

 

[JustUs4All]

Howard or Slocumb, I think. Pat Cleyborne defended.

 

[westcobbdog]

Above Howard, his superior....Gen. Wood it is. Cleburnes men even did a crazed night attack if memory serves and stuck a few more bluecoats.

 

[westcobbdog]

Here's one from a battle that never happened:

I gave this General explicit orders to attack at Cassville Ga on the ground of my choosing with a plan I put together after being accused of too much retreating..this General pulled back from his strong position after a force of enemy cavalry appeared off his flank. Thinkng it was Schofields army instead of the small force it actually was. This back stabber directly disobeyed my orders that day and cost me a chance to smash Schofields smaller army.

 

[westcobbdog]

Johnson / Hood is the answer.

 

[Milkman]

The Confederacy would have been much better off if Hood had served with the Union IMO.

 

[westcobbdog]

Hood did some good things but did get many men slaughtered with his unauthorized attack at Kolb Farm against superior dug in numbers with a ton of artillery ,too. He simply was not qualified to lead an army, just a portion but with explicit orders.

At 5'5" 120 lbs wet I was a fierce General officer.

 

[JustUs4All]

AP Hill was not much larger than that.

 

[Milkman]

Hood did some good things but did get many men slaughtered with his unauthorized attack at Kolb Farm against superior dug in numbers with a ton of artillery ,too. He simply was not qualified to lead an army, just a portion but with explicit orders.

At 5'5" 120 lbs wet I was a fierce General officer.

My guess is Beuregard

 

[westcobbdog]

AP Hill was not much larger than that.

2 good guesses but think Ga. with this General.


DH Hill from Va looked like a smaller man,too.

 

[RBM]

Wheeler.

 

[Resica]

Hood did some good things but did get many men slaughtered with his unauthorized attack at Kolb Farm against superior dug in numbers with a ton of artillery ,too. He simply was not qualified to lead an army, just a portion but with explicit orders.

At 5'5" 120 lbs wet I was a fierce General officer.

Sheridan was a little fellow.

 

[westcobbdog]

Wheeler.

Little Joe it is.

 

[RBM]

I was a Major General. I led the last charge of the Confederate Cavalry on April 9, 1865 at Farmville, Virginia.

Okay. Here is another hint: After the WFSR I was the 40th Governor of Virginia and, won the medal of honor and was military governor of Havana during the Spanish-American War.

If I say much more it will give it away.

 

[RBM]

Is it that hard? I thought this would be a breeze.

Final hint: My uncle's nickname is Marble Man.

 

[RBM]

The answer is Fitzhugh Lee.

I was a Lieutenant General and I commanded 2nd Corps, ANV. My nickname is "Old Bald Head." Was given discretionary orders at Gettysburg but did not find it "practicable" to continue the opening assault of the engagement.

 

[Milkman]

The answer is Fitzhugh Lee.

I was a Lieutenant General and I commanded 2nd Corps, ANV. My nickname is "Old Bald Head." Was given discretionary orders at Gettysburg but did not find it "practicable" to continue the opening assault of the engagement.

You are General Richard Ewell

 

[RBM]

You are General Richard Ewell

Ewell it is. Over to you, Marvin.

 

[Milkman]

I was a Confederate commander during the Peninsula campaign and 7 days battles. I had a nickname due to the tactics used to make it appear that I had many more troops in the field than I really did.

Who am I and what was my nickname?

 

[Miguel Cervantes]

I was a Confederate commander during the Peninsula campaign and 7 days battles. I had a nickname due to the tactics used to make it appear that I had many more troops in the field than I really did.

Who am I and what was my nickname?

His middle name was Eggleston..