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by Oldguard
Wed Nov 22, 2006 3:34 pm
Forum: Forge of Freedom: The American Civil War 1861-1865
Topic: The Great McClellan debate from jchatain's thread
Replies: 113
Views: 1719

RE: The Great McClellan debate from jchatain's thread

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: jjjanos<br/>

<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: RERomine<br/>
McClellan, believing he was really out number<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
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Which was his own fault and a major failing of his.<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
To be more accurate, his belief was a result of ...
by Oldguard
Wed Nov 22, 2006 3:29 pm
Forum: Forge of Freedom: The American Civil War 1861-1865
Topic: The Great McClellan debate from jchatain's thread
Replies: 113
Views: 1719

RE: The Great McClellan debate from jchatain's thread

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Feralkoala<br/>
Grant simply refused to be beaten. One has difficulty imagining the lackadaisical Union command performance at Antietam happening under Grant, or the command paralysis that afflicted Hooker at Chancellorsville. Lincoln is reported to have wanted ...
by Oldguard
Wed Nov 22, 2006 3:22 pm
Forum: Forge of Freedom: The American Civil War 1861-1865
Topic: The Great McClellan debate from jchatain's thread
Replies: 113
Views: 1719

RE: The Great McClellan debate from jchatain's thread

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Mike Scholl<br/>
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WHAT "MICROMANAGEMENT" from Washington? Are you confusing Lincoln with Lyndon Johnson? Lincoln was dying to turn the management of the war over to a "professional"..., if he could find one!<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
Yes he was, but AU has a ...
by Oldguard
Wed Nov 22, 2006 3:12 pm
Forum: Forge of Freedom: The American Civil War 1861-1865
Topic: How you'll know we're close
Replies: 1
Views: 154

How you'll know we're close

<r> Everybody has their own methods for figuring out when the release date is, I'm sure. Tea leaves work. So does reading Gil's email. <E>:)</E><br/>
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For me, it's every time I log into the web site and I check to see where the FoF forums are. They've been in "Coming Soon and in Development ...
by Oldguard
Tue Nov 21, 2006 8:26 pm
Forum: Forge of Freedom: The American Civil War 1861-1865
Topic: The Great McClellan debate from jchatain's thread
Replies: 113
Views: 1719

RE: The Great McClellan debate from jchatain's thread

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Twotribes<br/>
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Ignoring again what was said. MacClellan was no field commander of an Army, as was borne out by his abysmal failures acting as such. He was however a superb Administrator, trainer, recruiter and moral Builder, and a very fine logisitician. <e ...
by Oldguard
Mon Nov 20, 2006 8:33 pm
Forum: Forge of Freedom: The American Civil War 1861-1865
Topic: Secession, right or wrong?
Replies: 339
Views: 5349

RE: Secession, right or wrong?

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Twotribes<br/>
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Now someone is trying to twist the arguement into entitlements. What a crock. <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
Your use of inflammatory verbiage throughout this thread is noted as a symptom of a weak argument. I suggest less coffee and more wine.<br ...
by Oldguard
Mon Nov 20, 2006 3:48 pm
Forum: Forge of Freedom: The American Civil War 1861-1865
Topic: Secession, right or wrong?
Replies: 339
Views: 5349

RE: Secession, right or wrong?

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Twotribes<br/>
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Once again the Constitution is worthless and was a waste of time and effort if one believes the States could simply quit if they didnt get their way. <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
It's no more worthy than any other contract if one or the other ...
by Oldguard
Sun Nov 19, 2006 11:00 pm
Forum: Forge of Freedom: The American Civil War 1861-1865
Topic: Secession, right or wrong?
Replies: 339
Views: 5349

RE: Secession, right or wrong?

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Twotribes<br/>
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You still havent answerer ONE simple question.<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
Actually, I have established quite clearly that your original assertions were inaccurate and unfounded. And FYI quotebacks would help maintain the train of thought, here ...
by Oldguard
Fri Nov 17, 2006 10:53 pm
Forum: Forge of Freedom: The American Civil War 1861-1865
Topic: Secession, right or wrong?
Replies: 339
Views: 5349

RE: Secession, right or wrong?

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: RERomine<br/>
The Supreme Court used Article IV of the Constitution when it declared secession illegal.
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Article IV is a reach if you're arguing the illegality of secession - secession does not always and inevitably involve armed ...
by Oldguard
Thu Nov 16, 2006 9:26 pm
Forum: Forge of Freedom: The American Civil War 1861-1865
Topic: Great Game, but please change this!
Replies: 7
Views: 264

RE: Great Game, but please change this!

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: antsha62<br/>
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In fact, you can find the picture in the PBEM AAR Thread on the first page! That Union gunner jsut plain ruins it! I hope it is just stand in art!<br/>
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Sorta like going to Civil War days and finding a 390 lbs Confederate cavalry man ...
by Oldguard
Thu Nov 16, 2006 9:22 pm
Forum: Forge of Freedom: The American Civil War 1861-1865
Topic: Secession, right or wrong?
Replies: 339
Views: 5349

RE: Secession, right or wrong?

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Twotribes<br/>
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If you had bothered to actually read the other thread you would have found my response.<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
I did read the thread. And I found your answer to be very vague and really begging the question - exactly as you're doing when ...
by Oldguard
Thu Nov 16, 2006 12:43 am
Forum: Forge of Freedom: The American Civil War 1861-1865
Topic: The Great McClellan debate from jchatain's thread
Replies: 113
Views: 1719

RE: The Great McClellan debate from jchatain's thread

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Twotribes<br/>
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The failure is shared between Lincoln and MacClellan. Lincoln failed to use his available assets appropriately, when it became clear certain Generals were no good at leading Armies he did not talk to them and get them in the proper positions ...
by Oldguard
Thu Nov 16, 2006 12:30 am
Forum: Forge of Freedom: The American Civil War 1861-1865
Topic: Secession, right or wrong?
Replies: 339
Views: 5349

RE: Secession, right or wrong?

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Twotribes<br/>
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If your going to IGNORE what is said and twist it to what you want it to have said, I have little I can do to provide rebuttal.
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I suppose that's going to have to be my position, as well, since you've ignored my ...
by Oldguard
Wed Nov 15, 2006 10:21 pm
Forum: Forge of Freedom: The American Civil War 1861-1865
Topic: Secession, right or wrong?
Replies: 339
Views: 5349

RE: Secession, right or wrong?

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Twotribes<br/>
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Governments are neither moral or immoral. They dont have friends and they dont act as Individuals act. Perfect example, it is murder if an Individual decides to shot someone dead and claim their house, mass murder if they kill a whole ...
by Oldguard
Mon Nov 13, 2006 7:30 pm
Forum: Forge of Freedom: The American Civil War 1861-1865
Topic: Did the South have any chance of victory ?
Replies: 156
Views: 2378

RE: Did the South have any chance of victory ?

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: andysomers<br/>
Someone made the correlation earlier to Vietnam - I think that is right on. North Vietnam could not have beaten the US militarily, if the US was fully committed to the war. North Vietnam with the help of the Soviets or Chinese (analagous to ...
by Oldguard
Mon Nov 13, 2006 2:58 pm
Forum: Forge of Freedom: The American Civil War 1861-1865
Topic: Did the South have any chance of victory ?
Replies: 156
Views: 2378

RE: Did the South have any chance of victory ?

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Twotribes<br/>
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Revisionsm is the process by which historians go about rewriting history based on criteria that has little to do with the reality of the history itself.<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
Sort of like claiming that secession was forbidden by the ...
by Oldguard
Sun Nov 12, 2006 12:36 am
Forum: Forge of Freedom: The American Civil War 1861-1865
Topic: Sure is quiet...
Replies: 12
Views: 314

RE: Sure is quiet...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Gil R.<br/>
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I'll try to post some stuff later. I've been busy. Plus, rather annoyingly, Matrix's forum has a limit of 200KB for uploaded images and most of my screenshots are more than that, so I need to find the time to reduce the images first.<br/>
<br ...
by Oldguard
Sun Nov 12, 2006 12:34 am
Forum: Forge of Freedom: The American Civil War 1861-1865
Topic: Did the South have any chance of victory ?
Replies: 156
Views: 2378

RE: Did the South have any chance of victory ?

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Twotribes<br/>
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There is no listed inherient right in the Constitution that allows a State to leave the Union. <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
This, too, is semantics. It would be just as accurate to state that the Constitution does not specifically forbid ...
by Oldguard
Mon Nov 06, 2006 9:05 pm
Forum: Forge of Freedom: The American Civil War 1861-1865
Topic: Sure is quiet...
Replies: 12
Views: 314

RE: Sure is quiet...

I haven't had much time for writing bios, so I'm just laying low until release is announced.&nbsp; I honestly don't expect anything until after December 1, but I hope I'm wrong.
by Oldguard
Fri Nov 03, 2006 10:15 pm
Forum: After Action Reports
Topic: ARR III
Replies: 152
Views: 5570

RE: ARR III

Sarge, great stuff, much appreciated!

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