Civil War History - "What if..." Discussions What if they had attacked instead of digging in...? What if he was in charge of the army instead...? Did you ever have a "What if..." question, and you weren't sure where to post it? Here's the place to ask these speculative questions! Thu, 17 May 2012 06:04:32 +0000 Thu, 17 May 2012 06:04:32 +0000 American Civil War Forums http://civilwartalk.com/forums/civil-war-history-what-if-discussions.90/ What if McClellan had captured Richmond? Wed, 16 May 2012 14:28:42 +0000 http://civilwartalk.com/threads/what-if-mcclellan-had-captured-richmond.72059/ http://civilwartalk.com/threads/what-if-mcclellan-had-captured-richmond.72059/ Joshua Horn Joshua Horn 46 If the Confederacy won, where would the capital district have been? Sun, 13 May 2012 02:12:41 +0000 http://civilwartalk.com/threads/if-the-confederacy-won-where-would-the-capital-district-have-been.70829/ http://civilwartalk.com/threads/if-the-confederacy-won-where-would-the-capital-district-have-been.70829/ KevinLuna KevinLuna 13 If Buchanan had taken action? Mon, 07 May 2012 14:44:47 +0000 http://civilwartalk.com/threads/if-buchanan-had-taken-action.70854/ http://civilwartalk.com/threads/if-buchanan-had-taken-action.70854/ damYankee damYankee 20 A Two-Term Henry Clay Presidency Tue, 01 May 2012 15:29:39 +0000 http://civilwartalk.com/threads/a-two-term-henry-clay-presidency.7824/ http://civilwartalk.com/threads/a-two-term-henry-clay-presidency.7824/ SpartanGSG SpartanGSG 16 Crazy what if! Don't open this unless ya just wanna have fun. Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:52:52 +0000 http://civilwartalk.com/threads/crazy-what-if-dont-open-this-unless-ya-just-wanna-have-fun.70853/ http://civilwartalk.com/threads/crazy-what-if-dont-open-this-unless-ya-just-wanna-have-fun.70853/ Doug McKay Doug McKay 58 Would Grant Have Pursued Lee At Gettysburg Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:20:32 +0000 http://civilwartalk.com/threads/would-grant-have-pursued-lee-at-gettysburg.71279/ http://civilwartalk.com/threads/would-grant-have-pursued-lee-at-gettysburg.71279/ oldpete63 oldpete63 101 ...slaves paid instead of freed immediately Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:41:10 +0000 http://civilwartalk.com/threads/slaves-paid-instead-of-freed-immediately.71646/ http://civilwartalk.com/threads/slaves-paid-instead-of-freed-immediately.71646/ Dwilma01 Dwilma01 41 And if Gen. Lee hadn't surrendered at Appomattox... Sat, 21 Apr 2012 02:54:31 +0000 http://civilwartalk.com/threads/and-if-gen-lee-hadnt-surrendered-at-appomattox.71380/ http://civilwartalk.com/threads/and-if-gen-lee-hadnt-surrendered-at-appomattox.71380/ unionblue unionblue 67 Newt Gingrich's Gettysburg Wed, 18 Apr 2012 01:33:59 +0000 http://civilwartalk.com/threads/newt-gingrichs-gettysburg.15343/ http://civilwartalk.com/threads/newt-gingrichs-gettysburg.15343/ RobertP RobertP 63 The CSA military and the "Fabian Strategy" Tue, 17 Apr 2012 22:32:36 +0000 http://civilwartalk.com/threads/the-csa-military-and-the-fabian-strategy.71193/ http://civilwartalk.com/threads/the-csa-military-and-the-fabian-strategy.71193/ Glorybound Glorybound 12 What if Maryland had seceded? Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:41:23 +0000 http://civilwartalk.com/threads/what-if-maryland-had-seceded.46420/ http://civilwartalk.com/threads/what-if-maryland-had-seceded.46420/ KLSDAD KLSDAD 33 Eastern theartre...J.E.B. or Forrest? Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:32:28 +0000 http://civilwartalk.com/threads/eastern-theartre-j-e-b-or-forrest.69768/ http://civilwartalk.com/threads/eastern-theartre-j-e-b-or-forrest.69768/ Doug McKay Doug McKay 42 If the CSA had won would they have fought in the world wars? Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:52:52 +0000 http://civilwartalk.com/threads/if-the-csa-had-won-would-they-have-fought-in-the-world-wars.70830/ http://civilwartalk.com/threads/if-the-csa-had-won-would-they-have-fought-in-the-world-wars.70830/ ForeverBlue ForeverBlue 87 Was there any strategy that Lee could have used to win? Mon, 26 Mar 2012 19:36:24 +0000 http://civilwartalk.com/threads/was-there-any-strategy-that-lee-could-have-used-to-win.26350/ http://civilwartalk.com/threads/was-there-any-strategy-that-lee-could-have-used-to-win.26350/ damYankee damYankee 107 what if tilden had won Sun, 18 Mar 2012 23:16:44 +0000 http://civilwartalk.com/threads/what-if-tilden-had-won.70983/ http://civilwartalk.com/threads/what-if-tilden-had-won.70983/ davepi2 davepi2 What if McClellan stayed in command? Thu, 08 Mar 2012 10:28:02 +0000 http://civilwartalk.com/threads/what-if-mcclellan-stayed-in-command.45756/ http://civilwartalk.com/threads/what-if-mcclellan-stayed-in-command.45756/ atom atom 27 Lee in the West? Thu, 08 Mar 2012 09:18:41 +0000 http://civilwartalk.com/threads/lee-in-the-west.69835/ http://civilwartalk.com/threads/lee-in-the-west.69835/ Doug McKay Doug McKay 90 What if Jackson had survived Chancellorsville and gone on to Gettysburg? Thu, 08 Mar 2012 09:11:21 +0000 http://civilwartalk.com/threads/what-if-jackson-had-survived-chancellorsville-and-gone-on-to-gettysburg.70093/ http://civilwartalk.com/threads/what-if-jackson-had-survived-chancellorsville-and-gone-on-to-gettysburg.70093/ Mary Henning Mary Henning 9 What if the Union forces didn't retreat any further than Franklin? Sun, 04 Mar 2012 03:27:00 +0000 http://civilwartalk.com/threads/what-if-the-union-forces-didnt-retreat-any-further-than-franklin.68793/ http://civilwartalk.com/threads/what-if-the-union-forces-didnt-retreat-any-further-than-franklin.68793/ Jon G. Jon G. 42 Union Gulags---Reeducation Camps Sat, 03 Mar 2012 18:17:20 +0000 http://civilwartalk.com/threads/union-gulags-reeducation-camps.23706/ http://civilwartalk.com/threads/union-gulags-reeducation-camps.23706/ 5fish 5fish 93 The veteran re-unions Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:24:03 +0000 http://civilwartalk.com/threads/the-veteran-re-unions.70654/ http://civilwartalk.com/threads/the-veteran-re-unions.70654/ shanniereb shanniereb 4 Opinion on j.w. Booth Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:50:59 +0000 http://civilwartalk.com/threads/opinion-on-j-w-booth.48414/ http://civilwartalk.com/threads/opinion-on-j-w-booth.48414/ deleson1 deleson1 82 What if Lincoln had not been Assassinated Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:07:34 +0000 http://civilwartalk.com/threads/what-if-lincoln-had-not-been-assassinated.69724/ http://civilwartalk.com/threads/what-if-lincoln-had-not-been-assassinated.69724/ John Castiglia John Castiglia 3 What if the South had come up with it's own Emancipation Proclamation Sun, 29 Jan 2012 05:18:30 +0000 http://civilwartalk.com/threads/what-if-the-south-had-come-up-with-its-own-emancipation-proclamation.69576/ http://civilwartalk.com/threads/what-if-the-south-had-come-up-with-its-own-emancipation-proclamation.69576/ Chamberlain Chamberlain 33 Albert Sydney Johnston lives. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:44:07 +0000 http://civilwartalk.com/threads/albert-sydney-johnston-lives.64194/ http://civilwartalk.com/threads/albert-sydney-johnston-lives.64194/ Desert Kid Desert Kid 8