I agree I hate it when the nit pickers arrive and try to drown out stories they dont like.
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Dude, I am not sure if you realize it but you quoted a entire Barristan POV from some fic you might want to erase it...I agree I hate it when the nit pickers arrive and try to drown out stories they dont like.
Nit pickers? The less someone knows about a subject the easier it is to pass something off on them as logical. If you write an alternate history you have an obligation to write something plausible. Gettysburg is frequently used as a departure point, because it's the most fames battle of the war, and is considered a turning point. It's not, the Confederacy was already in steep decline. Lee's invasion was a high risk move, who's strategic objective was to divert Union forces from Grant's campaign against Vicksburg, but it came too late, and had no chance of achieving it's objective. Union grand strategy was set in early 1862, was long in motion, and was at the moment of success. Lincoln was committed to controlling the Mississippi Valley, which would assure Union victory. He wasn't going to throw away victory in a 24 hour period, because he was panicked into a totally irrational move.I agree I hate it when the nit pickers arrive and try to drown out stories they dont like.
Very happy to see a surviving Garfield. I'm a big fan of James Garfield Love the update!Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Garfield PresidencyAs soon as Garfield entered office, it immediately became clear that Garfield would be able to function more efficiently than Hazen in the presidency. While Hazen was argumentative and made many rivals, Garfield was able to work well with others, retaining many of Hazen's cabinet members. Garfield would even return to seeming political exile David Davis back into the spotlight with his appointment as Attorney General. Garfield's cabinet would include all three men who had challenged him during the Republican National Convention, and he was able to mold them into an effective board of advisors. One of the first things Garfield did when he entered office was to see to it that the 13th Amendment, which finally outlawed slavery in the United States despite only less then a thousand slaves still were in the country, was passed. The amendment had been started during Hazen's term, but he had stonewalled it both to spite his rivals in Congress and he feared it might enrage the CSA, who he was trying to improve relations with. Garfield also helped in the passing of 14th and 15th Amendments, which gave defined citizenship and ensured voting equality based on race under the law respectively.
President James Garfield
Despite his progressive acts in terms in civil rights, Garfield still maintained his predecessor's opinion in terms of relations with the South. Working with CSA President Longstreet, Garfield would help organize several more treaties of friendship between the two nations, although they were not as sweeping as the ones of Hazen and Gordon. This included expanding free trade with the CSA and most of the rest of the Western Hempshire, in which Garfield was heavily aided by Secretary of State James G. Blaine. Garfield would also work with Secretary of the Navy John A. Logan to help renovate and expand the U.S. Navy as part of the a program he started with the CSA in which they would take the chief role of patrolling the Western Hempshire's oceans.
An photograph of some of the last slaves left in the USA. Taken in Kentucky, with the white man in the foreground being one of Garfield's personal Black Guards he sent out to ensure the slaves were freed
Despite his immense popularity, some people still disliked Garfield. Most of the hatred Garfield received was due to his support of anti-corruption and anti-patronage laws, which were viewed by many low ranking politicians as the just rewards of the winning president. All of this anger reached a boiling point in 1882. While speaking with Secretaries Blaine and Logan on work to meeting concerning free trade and the navy, a crazed office seeker, Charles Guiteau, would walk up to them a pull out a revolver. Quickly, one of the Black Guards accompanying Garfield would take down Guiteau, and managed to hold him down until the police arrived. Nonetheless, Garfield was still shaken by the experience, and personally stayed and watched until Guiteau was secured by the police and arrested.
The USS Galena, one of the new ships create during the Garfield Administration
Despite having a successful presidency, and being beloved by the general public, Garfield had made a powerful rival during his presidency. Garfield and his anti-patronage, pro-good relations with the CSA wing of the party would find opposition from Roscoe Conkling, who lead the pro-patronage, pro-heightened tensions or war of reconquest against the CSA faction of the Republicans, who believed the only way to clear themselves both in the eyes of the people and future generations was to eliminate the biggest mark of shame on their party. When the Republican National Convention of 1884 came around, it would decide which of the two factions would control the party.
Charles J. Guiteau, attempted assassin
Vice-President Arthur, standing at left, walking into argument between Garfield, seated at right, and New York Senators Thomas C. Platt, seated at left, and Roscoe Conkling, standing at right
Garfield and his cabinet:
President: James A. Garfield
Vice-President: Chester A. Arthur
Secretary of State: James G. Blaine
Secretary of the Treasury: George F. Edmunds
Secretary of War: Ulysses S. Grant
Attorney General: David Davis
Postmaster General: Henry L. Dawes
Secretary of the Navy: John A. Logan
Secretary of the Interior: John Sherman
Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Garfield PresidencyAs soon as Garfield entered office, it immediately became clear that Garfield would be able to function more efficiently than Hazen in the presidency. While Hazen was argumentative and made many rivals, Garfield was able to work well with others, retaining many of Hazen's cabinet members. Garfield would even return to seeming political exile David Davis back into the spotlight with his appointment as Attorney General. Garfield's cabinet would include all three men who had challenged him during the Republican National Convention, and he was able to mold them into an effective board of advisors. One of the first things Garfield did when he entered office was to see to it that the 13th Amendment, which finally outlawed slavery in the United States despite only less then a thousand slaves still were in the country, was passed. The amendment had been started during Hazen's term, but he had stonewalled it both to spite his rivals in Congress and he feared it might enrage the CSA, who he was trying to improve relations with. Garfield also helped in the passing of 14th and 15th Amendments, which gave defined citizenship and ensured voting equality based on race under the law respectively.
President James Garfield
Despite his progressive acts in terms in civil rights, Garfield still maintained his predecessor's opinion in terms of relations with the South. Working with CSA President Longstreet, Garfield would help organize several more treaties of friendship between the two nations, although they were not as sweeping as the ones of Hazen and Gordon. This included expanding free trade with the CSA and most of the rest of the Western Hempshire, in which Garfield was heavily aided by Secretary of State James G. Blaine. Garfield would also work with Secretary of the Navy John A. Logan to help renovate and expand the U.S. Navy as part of the a program he started with the CSA in which they would take the chief role of patrolling the Western Hempshire's oceans.
An photograph of some of the last slaves left in the USA. Taken in Kentucky, with the white man in the foreground being one of Garfield's personal Black Guards he sent out to ensure the slaves were freed
Despite his immense popularity, some people still disliked Garfield. Most of the hatred Garfield received was due to his support of anti-corruption and anti-patronage laws, which were viewed by many low ranking politicians as the just rewards of the winning president. All of this anger reached a boiling point in 1882. While speaking with Secretaries Blaine and Logan on work to meeting concerning free trade and the navy, a crazed office seeker, Charles Guiteau, would walk up to them a pull out a revolver. Quickly, one of the Black Guards accompanying Garfield would take down Guiteau, and managed to hold him down until the police arrived. Nonetheless, Garfield was still shaken by the experience, and personally stayed and watched until Guiteau was secured by the police and arrested.
The USS Galena, one of the new ships create during the Garfield Administration
Despite having a successful presidency, and being beloved by the general public, Garfield had made a powerful rival during his presidency. Garfield and his anti-patronage, pro-good relations with the CSA wing of the party would find opposition from Roscoe Conkling, who lead the pro-patronage, pro-heightened tensions or war of reconquest against the CSA faction of the Republicans, who believed the only way to clear themselves both in the eyes of the people and future generations was to eliminate the biggest mark of shame on their party. When the Republican National Convention of 1884 came around, it would decide which of the two factions would control the party.
Charles J. Guiteau, attempted assassin
Vice-President Arthur, standing at left, walking into argument between Garfield, seated at right, and New York Senators Thomas C. Platt, seated at left, and Roscoe Conkling, standing at right
Garfield and his cabinet:
President: James A. Garfield
Vice-President: Chester A. Arthur
Secretary of State: James G. Blaine
Secretary of the Treasury: George F. Edmunds
Secretary of War: Ulysses S. Grant
Attorney General: David Davis
Postmaster General: Henry L. Dawes
Secretary of the Navy: John A. Logan
Secretary of the Interior: John Sherman
Battle of Little Bighorn |
Good Marksmanship and Guts by Kevin Rocco |
Belligerents |
Lakota Dakota Northern Cheyenne |
|
Commanders and leaders |
Red Cloud (W.I.A. & C.) Crazy Horse (K.I.A.) Sitting Bull | James B. McPherson (W.I.A.) George Crook |
Units Involved |
Irregular military | 1st-10th United States Infantry 1st-3rd United States Cavalry 1st & 2nd United States Artillery |
Strength |
~2,000 warriors | ~13,000 soldiers |
Casualties and losses |
~450 100 killed 250 wounded 100 captured | ~100 45 killed 55 wounded |
Battle of Gilo |
Chalmers' Last Rally by Jacob Mulvany |
Belligerents |
Apache |
|
Commanders and leaders |
Geronimo | James R. Chalmers (K.I.A.) Charles C. Crews |
Units Involved |
Irregular military | 5th Confederate States Cavalry |
Strength |
~900 warriors | ~800 soldiers |
Casualties and losses |
~110 35 killed 75 wounded | ~600 90 killed 160 wounded 350 captured |
Battle of Little Bighorn Good Marksmanship and Guts by Kevin Rocco
Date: July 25, 1873
Location: Near Little Bighorn River, Montana
Result: Decisive American victory
Belligerents
Lakota
Dakota
Northern Cheyenne United States
Commanders and leaders
Red Cloud (W.I.A. & C.)
Crazy Horse (K.I.A.)
Sitting BullJames B. McPherson (W.I.A.)
George Crook
Units Involved
Irregular military 1st-10th United States Infantry
1st-3rd United States Cavalry
1st & 2nd United States Artillery
Strength
~2,000 warriors ~13,000 soldiers
Casualties and losses
~450
100 killed
250 wounded
100 captured~100
45 killed
55 wounded
Battle of Gilo
Chalmers' Last Rally by Jacob Mulvany
Date: August 13, 1881
Location: Near Gilo River, Arizona
Result: Decisive Apache victory
Belligerents
Apache Confederate States
Commanders and leaders
Geronimo James R. Chalmers (K.I.A.)
Charles C. Crews
Units Involved
Irregular military 5th Confederate States Cavalry
Strength
~900 warriors ~800 soldiers
Casualties and losses
~50
15 killed
35 wounded~600
90 killed
160 wounded
350 captured
Wow Geronimo did very well. He led an Apache war band many times larger then he ever did in the OTL. He engaged and destroyed a bigger cavalry force then Custer led at Little Big Horn. The CSA 5th Cavalry lost more then twice as many men as Custer did, but then Custer didn't have many men taken prisoner, I believe the number was 0. Just what do Indians do with prisoners? I should be to freighted to ask. 12 to 1 loses, you can't do much better then that, but that's what happens when you get routed. Do Confederate Paratroopers shout "GERONIMO!"?
Wow Geronimo did very well. He led an Apache war band many times larger then he ever did in the OTL. He engaged and destroyed a bigger cavalry force then Custer led at Little Big Horn. The CSA 5th Cavalry lost more then twice as many men as Custer did, but then Custer didn't have many men taken prisoner, I believe the number was 0. Just what do Indians do with prisoners? I should be to freighted to ask. 12 to 1 loses, you can't do much better then that, but that's what happens when you get routed. Do Confederate Paratroopers shout "GERONIMO!"?
Could you do us all a favour and just ease up on the sarcasm a little, please? It is starting to grate. I realise you probably mean well, but the way you are putting things is, well, harsh to say the least...
@TheRockofChickamauga, keep up the very entertaining work. I always enjoy this TL, having had a soft spot for the Southern US ever since I read Gone With The Wind for the first time. It is also reminding me of a very happy road trip through Virginia and the Carolinas this summer, which is all to the good...