Corporal Bridge
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The plan to leave the union was already in motion before Lincoln won the election. And in the end of the day the war was fought over slavery. The Radical Republicans themselves as more of a minority within the Republican Party. You got to remember Lincoln was a moderate Republican. Legality of the situation was put the bed by Jackson with how he handle the notification crisis. When's the South fired on Fort Sumter they kicked off the war. Since no Nation recognize the Confederacy as being a country, it gave Lincoln a lot of leeway and how to manipulate the presidential powers and his position as being commander-in-chief. I don't think gradual emancipation would have happened peacefully. The southern Planters are far too heavily invested in the system. And their past actions of both funding filibuster campaigns in the Caribbean and South America, as well as pushing Border Ruffians into Kansas, and they're constantly threatening to leave the union over slavery and then finally did. I did not think it was going to happen peacefully. -
It's a board game my good gentlemen particularly a pen and paper RPG. It's a closest thing I've ever seen to a royal Navy careers sim. And FYI I do love Pirates!! What Pirates did well was getting that swashbuckling feel down! Privateer and gentlemen, we're really good at stimulating the career and social aspects of being officer in the King's Navy. But there's room for improvement for example to give you a listing of not just Naval ranks and responsibilities but different positions you can hold on this ship or on land.
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Visual representation of in game uniform?
Corporal Bridge replied to Perkon's topic in General Discussions
We had an incredibly few amount of medals prior to the Civil War because it was a European custom. What would later become the Medal of Honor was given to enlisted men for a very long time got 80 years and its predecessors were pretty much certifications little Badges of honor and little bit of a pay raise. But we did have the Medal of Honor that involved during the Civil War given to many men that pretty much hold the standard during major battles. -
I'm still very new to the subject even though I took an entire class on it I have only the most basic understanding. Academically in my mind I set the baseline or the gold standard when it comes to scholarly works with McPherson. I know some of you may disagree but I feel he's the most encompassing. My other readings have been letters of the New Jersey 14th regiment I read about 80 letters for the course of the class or six different individuals serving in the same regiment. my teacher pick that one because they're literally from the college is county I was attending. And then I read about Frank Murphy and his experience in the 13th New Jersey regiment. And it's kind of wild How many different perspectives are going on just in a local Northern State. Some were fighting for the Union and thought the Emancipation Proclamation was suicide, and others if they were products of the Great Awakening how to deep abolitionist streak and then every flavor of individuals and their convictions. So my question is where are some other great Scholars I can do for personal research of the war. I'm personally a huge fan of social history so I love to know about the individual experiences.
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You got to understand when this is written this is one of the key guide to strategy for 2000 years. Literally they are running up on formal Army when the majority of the world with still doing Clan raids. Just look at the sophistication of the Egyptians or the other great Empires it still doesn't meet the Chinese sophistication of warfare Special comparing to this era during that periods. We always forget that that collection of works is ancient. So for many of us today it comes off like common sense.
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My Civil War Professor I'm a little Community College happens if a personal friends with McPherson yay for living in New Jersey! All I got to say Battle Cry Freedom is one of the most encompassing books on topic of the Civil War. McPherson coulda made it ten thousand Pages longer with 10,000 more footnotes pretty but he had to make it reable. I believe myself to reconstruction should have gone on for maybe 30 or 50 years. It was ended far blame Johnson for this putting the planter Elite back in the power. It should have been long enough to allow the old Confederate generals to die and not getting power so there could be in the mind of the Next Generation not this loss cause Mythos the idea of a leased racial equality.
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If the Pathfinder won the election how much you would think that would effected the Civil War instead of having Buchanan?
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So my question is how did the militia play into all of this? I know there a vital in the revolution even though that can still be argued and vital in the war of 1812. But I know during the Mexican American war is when are nation started having his volunteer regiments. Which is a weird fusion between the two officers are elected but It set number of years contracted.
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For all my navel classic ship the lovers out there one of its both an RPG and wargame back in the 80s. The privateer reminded me of Sid Meier pirates! But for the naval officer side is pretty much a career simulator starting off as a lieutenant even letting you play as midshipman's all the way up to flag officer. And they have a very interesting system of awards responsibilities it a rpg!! Outside of the naval combat it's pretty much a career simulator!
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There's a period in China call the period of disunity that's War lasted longer than Americans been nation. https://etcweb.princeton.edu/asianart/timeperiod_china.jsp?ctry=China&pd=Disunity|Tang
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Poor Utpon kill himself later in life. I wonder because they is great character system in Traveller series lf pen paper rpg. And I can use a system like that to Miha character are older age if they're old enough they could have fought in the Mexican-American War if they choose. It's a great wave building concert and then in the background the wars and eventually happen. And depending on their experience the connections and where they are life is what rank they're going to start at in the conflict. Also I have a massive love of social history. I'm if I'm not mistaken there were colonel that were as young as 23. What was the Army like prior to the Civil War what type of men join did and what type of men land commission or enlisted? And what were the conflicts prior to the Civil War but after the Mexican-American or you can count the Indian Wars as well if anyone has a list. Oh yeah and I forgot Philipp busting what's going on time.
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In my studies when the things I learned to at least it really hurt the north for a while was that they did not fill the depleted regiment with veteran men instead they would start from scratch again with a whole new fresh volunteers that was one of issues in north. Thank you so much for the information I was wondering how long that went on for. I'm proud he was my governor at one point of my corrupt state. He lied about his age to join when he was the tender age of 16 he was part of the New Jersey 13th regiment within two weeks of signing up he saw the Battle of Antietam. Of course the New Jersey 14th is the slightly more legendary one. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_Murphy_(governor)
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Thank you good sir! It's funny my interest in the Civil War is it in battle I'd like to know if your political and social reasons and Life to Go on during it. I would love to make a game from the lowest perspective of a private all the way to the General in a realistic fashion. Also this is the era of incredibly young regimental officers and Generals. How did they rise so high? And what did the real life application of the regimental volunteer system look like especially when it came to elections of officers which is the same vein of the old militia system. Literally Andrew Jackson was election Major General of the Tennessee militia activities halfway to political godhood and the American south.
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My knowledge of the Civil War is very limited mostly it comes from taking community college classes in New Jersey. The class reading material wss McPherson Battle Cry Freedom, Upon the Tent Field and Billy Yank Governor both by Bernard A. Olsen, and Company Aytch. My professor for course was Mister Olsen himself. He's may not be a renowned scholar but both his books are utterly gorgeous well organized and great primary source material. I still up question though how exactly were the officers elected in the volunteer companies?
