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The most famous of these was the 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry, "Rush's Lancers". The were initially issued 9 foot lancers of the Prussian style. By mid-1863 they had been replaced by Spencer carbines. Benjamin

It's either that or an argument regarding how long slavery would last in a surviving Confederacy or perhaps how quickly the U.K. would defeat the Union, while being able to keep their war separate from the slavery issue. If we're lucky we'll get all of the above and achieve AH.com Civil War...

You're putting the cart before the horse here. I, of course, meant while whites are in control. There have been very few successful slave uprisings in history and those that have occurred have only succeeded because the slaves/minorities have vastly outnumbered their oppressors. It is very...

Very true. But there are always quislings within oppressed communities. Even during the Holocaust there were Jews willing to sell out their brethren to the Nazis. Not saying they'll be numerous but janissaries are a possibility.

Yes, but there are numerous historical examples all the way into modern times.

Avoid... The Union becomes more conservative and more racist after the Confederacy secedes. It just lost all of its most conservative regions, why would it suddenly become even worse than OTL? An easy solution to the fugitive slave issue. It's far more likely that Union States will be very...

I grew up just east of Gettysburg and have been there more times than I can count. The best movie by far is the already mentioned Gettysburg which is a good over view of the battle. I find it a little too kind to the Confederacy and lacks a few important details. It never mentions that Lee...

I've seen it used extensively by those who are just less educated concerning the Civil War. It's an unfortunate spill over from years of Lost Cause BS being taught in public schools. Of course when compared to America toady Lincoln would seem backward to the point of racist, but for his time...

Well as I've almost always said, to win the Confederacy needed foreign assistance. Getting European powers involved in the ACW isn't ASB, just very unlikely.

A brutally savage uprising would not play well in the North. Even free blacks like Frederick Douglass knew this and never called for such action. Why do think he and and other main stream abolitionists were conspicuously absent from Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry? What IS more likely is a...

That's a tad harsh. I wouldn't have put odds of winning on the Thirteen Colonies or North Vietnam either, but look how those ended up. Was it likely? Heck no. Would it have required ASBs to get a Confederate victory? Most certainly not. I do agree that by not having Lee and Davis in...

True, but every early tank had reliability issues. Put in a good engine and have some automotive engineers go over it to improve reliability. Of course the US Army has to get their ducks in a row regarding the use of armor on the battlefield. They generally ignored a lot of the lessons...

Worst Common Misconceptions... Lee was a great general...NO. He was a decent tactician, but horrible strategist. His battle plans were overly complex and reckless. (In this he reminds me of Japan's Yamamoto) He often grossly overestimated his own soldiers while underestimating the North. He...

You're mostly correct with these two assertions, but also not. The North fought to preserve the Union, but it was widely seen by many on both sides that once War began an end result would be some form of abolition. Numerous Abolitionists, who were otherwise rather pacifistic rejoiced at the...

Better yet have the US Army support Walter Christie and develop his designs into a viable US medium tank. This might require having Christie be less of an A-hole, but it's entirely plausible. The US gets a decent T-34 like tank, with a more reliable engine, that is certainly better than OTL M3...

Lee was a slaver and a traitor. He and several other Confeds should have been hanged. Oh, I'm sorry. What was the question again? I blame Armistead for attacking his best friend's position on the high ground and getting one of the Union's best generals badly wound, and whatever asshole got...

I thought of that too, but it would complicate the original POD. Of course that Timeline's version of the musical "Hamilton" would be very, very interesting. Benjamin

Lafayette almost escaped to the US in 1792-93 with American help. Had he made it to America it is likely he would have stayed as wasn't a fan of Nappy either. That would give him enough to become a figure in American politics. Add in a strategic marriage between his son, George Washington...

Yes. I say this not because WWI was special in any way, but because it wasn't special. Sure industrialization and technology made WWI far more destructive than most wars, but it was just another in a very long series of Great Powers conflicts. A quick look at 18th century history will show...

Wouldn't a stronger French navy push the Germans into an even more aggressive naval expansion? BUT given the increased French threat perhaps Britain would feel less threatened by an enlarged German navy if it were obviously seen as a counter to a growing French force. Adding to that logic, but...