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Showing posts with label civil war. Show all posts
Showing posts with label civil war. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Civil War Infantry Tactics
Or why Greg is ignorant.
The Civil War In4: Infantry Tactics from Civil War Trust on Vimeo.
And while we're at it, your enemy will have the modern equivalent if you are dumb enough to take on a modern military: But, I expect more dumb comments from the ignorentia. Pickett's charge mean anything to you, Greg, or are you too ignorant? Come on, Greg, show us how little you know about US history.Civil War Marksmanship
Link provided by Greg, I think to prove Kurt wrong once and for all about the Johnny Reb marksmen.
Why couldn't a Civil War soldier hit anything?
The average Civil War soldier could not hit the proverbial bull in the behind with a bass fiddle. Training would have helped, but training in marksmanship was something woefully lacking in most commands during the Civil War. Little time or ammunition was allocated to actual range practice—and many recruits went into battle without having fired a single practice round. Little wonder that pounds of lead were expended for each hit made, that many a man fired his piece, unaimed, into the blue, or that front-rank men, their ears ringing or their beards singed, were known to turn about and pummel their overzealous rear-rank comrades.
What made hitting a target extremely difficult was the high trajectory of the huge chunks of lead thrown by the old rifled muskets. Ranges had to be correctly estimated and sights carefully adjusted for anything but the very closest ranges. A bullet fired by a kneeling man at the belt buckle of a man running toward him at an estimated range of 300 yards would just pass over the head of a man 250 yards away. Thus, if the shooter had overestimated the range by as little as 50 yards he would have missed.
Why couldn't a Civil War soldier hit anything?
The average Civil War soldier could not hit the proverbial bull in the behind with a bass fiddle. Training would have helped, but training in marksmanship was something woefully lacking in most commands during the Civil War. Little time or ammunition was allocated to actual range practice—and many recruits went into battle without having fired a single practice round. Little wonder that pounds of lead were expended for each hit made, that many a man fired his piece, unaimed, into the blue, or that front-rank men, their ears ringing or their beards singed, were known to turn about and pummel their overzealous rear-rank comrades.
What made hitting a target extremely difficult was the high trajectory of the huge chunks of lead thrown by the old rifled muskets. Ranges had to be correctly estimated and sights carefully adjusted for anything but the very closest ranges. A bullet fired by a kneeling man at the belt buckle of a man running toward him at an estimated range of 300 yards would just pass over the head of a man 250 yards away. Thus, if the shooter had overestimated the range by as little as 50 yards he would have missed.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Tea Party Extremists
The New York Times published an article on the Tea Party Movement. Thanks for the link, George.
The lengthy article goes on to describe in great detail the divide which is ever deepening in America. What's your opinion? Are these Tea Party enthusiasts simply fringe lunatics who were desperate for a cause or are they to be taken seriously? If the latter, does that mean, as one person was quoted in the article, the possibility exists of “another civil war?” Is it fair to describe the country like this: "Basic freedoms are threatened. Economic collapse, food shortages and civil unrest all seem imminent?"
Please leave a comment.
These people are part of a significant undercurrent within the Tea Party movement that has less in common with the Republican Party than with the Patriot movement, a brand of politics historically associated with libertarians, militia groups, anti-immigration advocates and those who argue for the abolition of the Federal Reserve.
The lengthy article goes on to describe in great detail the divide which is ever deepening in America. What's your opinion? Are these Tea Party enthusiasts simply fringe lunatics who were desperate for a cause or are they to be taken seriously? If the latter, does that mean, as one person was quoted in the article, the possibility exists of “another civil war?” Is it fair to describe the country like this: "Basic freedoms are threatened. Economic collapse, food shortages and civil unrest all seem imminent?"
Please leave a comment.
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