http://www.historynet.com/sculpting-a-scapegoat-ambrose-burnside-at-antietam.htm From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:03:40 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.historynet.com/sculpting-a-scapegoat-ambrose-burnside-at-antietam.htm/comment-page-1#comment-26956 Ted Sun, 11 Jan 2009 09:10:41 +0000 #comment-26956 I found this doing lineage research, very interesting. Turns out ambrose is my great, great, etc... grandfather. I found this doing lineage research, very interesting. Turns out ambrose is my great, great, etc… grandfather.

]]> http://www.historynet.com/sculpting-a-scapegoat-ambrose-burnside-at-antietam.htm/comment-page-1#comment-14974 Jamie Sat, 25 Oct 2008 03:54:08 +0000 #comment-14974 as a student of the civil war since i was 9 years old. the blame for the battle of antietam being a draw and that burnsides is responsible rests on three assumptions. 1 that general mcClellan was in active command(near the battle and actively commanding the troops. 2 that the antietam creek was easily fordable near the bridge. 3 the staffs of generals mcclellan and burnside had acted with due dilligence . count 1 little mac was almost 2 miles from the rohrbach bridge not in active command but more of an observer . count 2 antietam creek is very deep and swift in this area (the rohrbach bridge is a substantial structure). count 3 no one's staff had done any sufficient scouting of the area to find snavleys ford no had any troops attacked over the middle bridge towards the rohrbach bridge . the statement that antietqm was a soldiers battle is essentialy true as no one general took command of the battle on the union side as a student of the civil war since i was 9 years old. the blame for
the battle of antietam being a draw and that burnsides is
responsible rests on three assumptions. 1 that general mcClellan
was in active command(near the battle and actively
commanding the troops. 2 that the antietam creek was easily
fordable near the bridge. 3 the staffs of generals mcclellan and
burnside had acted with due dilligence . count 1 little mac was
almost 2 miles from the rohrbach bridge not in active command
but more of an observer . count 2 antietam creek is very deep
and swift in this area (the rohrbach bridge is a substantial
structure). count 3 no one’s staff had done any sufficient scouting
of the area to find snavleys ford no had any troops attacked over
the middle bridge towards the rohrbach bridge . the statement
that antietqm was a soldiers battle is essentialy true as no one
general took command of the battle on the union side

]]> http://www.historynet.com/sculpting-a-scapegoat-ambrose-burnside-at-antietam.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1506 Tom Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:36:23 +0000 #comment-1506 I have recently gotten into the Civil War and have found it facinating. I am constantly amazed with the pettiness and grandstanding of the officers. I also wonder at the ambiguity of many of the orders sent. I have recently gotten into the Civil War and have found it facinating. I am constantly amazed with the pettiness and grandstanding of the officers. I also wonder at the ambiguity of many of the orders sent.

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