Tag: lost for the cause

Why Bobby Lee Had More Men (and Lost More Men) Than Anyone Knew in 1864

The Overland Campaign: War of Attrition? The standard story of the Overland Campaign is this: Grant had at least a 2:1 advantage over Lee in the Overland Campaign (and Early maintains a 3:1 advantage!) Grant could gain ample new recruits, Lee had no manpower reserves to draw on Grant doggedly used these advantages to grind […]

February 22, 2013
What is PFD and How Do You Find It?: Counting Heads In Civil War Regiments, Part 1

Note: Prior to reading this post, it will be a good idea to have the Consolidated Morning Report of the 91st Pennsylvania for September 26, 1863 open in another browser window. I’ve set up the link above to open in a new window for your convenience. Reader Mark Kucinic read my post Counting Heads: Civil […]

July 28, 2008

Why Bobby Lee Had More Men (and Lost More Men) Than Anyone Knew in 1864