The Most Important Campaign of the WBTS

[hireddutchcutthroat]

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Thank you for your feedback. You comments really underscore the fact that the war in the west was of utmost stratigic importance, while the war in the east was of great political importance. Keep those opinions coming!

[marine05]

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All,

I found the poll very limiting as they all had an impact and I agree with those that stated take one away and history changes.

I do think that the Sharpsburg/Antietam Campaign had some long reaching geopolitical impacts and would also impact the campaigns to come in the Virginia AO.

I also feel that the coastal Campaign had a vast impact as many ports were denied use by general merchant vessels thus limiting the amount of seaborne goods that could be imported/exported.

Vicksburg led the way for other campaigns, such as Atlanta.

While Gettysburg is considered the "high water mark" I feel that it finally dashed Confederate hopes of demoralizing the northern population by invading

Tough question and one has to bring all the factors into play.

s/f

DJM

[Utah]

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I would like to vote for the 1860 Census campaign...appx 3:1 sums it up.

[Cottoncarder]

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Had to vote Vicksburg...with it, the Union had the Mississippi.

[Old Reb]

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Though I voted for the Atlanta Campaign, I would throw in the naval campaign to take New Orleans. Taking New Orleans bottled up the Mississippi and led to the fall of Port Hudson and Vicksburg.

[AZReenactor]

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I didn't see my choices on the list.

My choice for most important Campaign would be the one for the 1864 US Presidential Election. A lot was riding on that one.


I have been also growing particularly fond of Sibley's military campaign for the Southwest and California. Had he not had his supply train destroyed at Glorietta, NM the war might have gone quite differently.

[Old Reb]

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And what a great impression for a Texan. Ride a horse from San Antonio to east of Santa Fe and then walk back to San Antonio.

[GrumpyDave]

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All campaigns of the Federal army that took place in July 1863. Those efforts combined divided physically and ended the offensive capabilities of the Confederacy.

[JimKindred]

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Poll closed! This poll was started over two years ago and it is time it ended.