This meme brings up many questions, like who inflicted that extra 2.7% of casualties on Grant? And was Lee using necromancy on .5% of his troops? And why has data analysis ruined my appreciation for a good meme?
Sherman was a pretty.... Cautious General.
In Grants early escapades in the war he was fighting around the Mississippi River which Lee was notably not at.
Did Sherman ever face Lee? I think of Lee being in Virginia and DC while I only know of Sherman in Georgia and the Carolinas. I assumed the main factor effecting the numbers is general McClellan
I'm absolutely sure I'm reading it wrong. In retrospect, probably deliberately, but in my defense, I got completely entranced by the idea of Confederate necromancy... the concept of Lee summoning the dead in a last gasp to save the South is as delicious as Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Slayer.
And I was am high. Which isn't a defense, but it makes for one hell of an offense.
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Arotrios@kbin.social · 8 pts · 2y
This meme brings up many questions, like who inflicted that extra 2.7% of casualties on Grant? And was Lee using necromancy on .5% of his troops? And why has data analysis ruined my appreciation for a good meme?
zepheriths@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
Sherman was a pretty.... Cautious General. In Grants early escapades in the war he was fighting around the Mississippi River which Lee was notably not at.
1st@kbin.social · 3 pts · 2y
Did Sherman ever face Lee? I think of Lee being in Virginia and DC while I only know of Sherman in Georgia and the Carolinas. I assumed the main factor effecting the numbers is general McClellan
zepheriths@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
I said the wrong person. I meant McClellan. That's my bad.
PugJesus@kbin.social · 3 pts · 2y
Not sure you're reading this right. This is percentage of casualties inflicted/received. It would be very unusual if they mirrored each other.
Arotrios@kbin.social · 5 pts · 2y
I'm absolutely sure I'm reading it wrong. In retrospect, probably deliberately, but in my defense, I got completely entranced by the idea of Confederate necromancy... the concept of Lee summoning the dead in a last gasp to save the South is as delicious as Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Slayer.
And I
wasam high. Which isn't a defense, but it makes for one hell of an offense.PugJesus@kbin.social · 3 pts · 2y
"It's not enough that those secesh bastards enslave the living, now they're enslaving the dead too!"
BleatingZombie@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
It took me a moment, too haha. These weren't the only generals. They had several
iHUNTcriminals@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 2y
Now what are the estimates for the upcoming one?