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05-05-2003, 09:23 AM
The first series with Oakland/Seattle could be compared with the first battle of Manassas or Bull Run.
Oakland/Seattle is obviously the South while the Sox are the North.
The South had superior leadership with the Confederate Army of the Potomac under Brigadier General Pierre G.T. Beauregard., and the Army of the Shenandoah was under the command of Brigadier General Joseph E. Johnston.
Beauregard, a Frenchman , graduated second in his West Point class in 1953 and was just coming off a victory at Fort Sumpter, excepting the surrender from a one time instructor of his at West Point, Major Robert Anderson.
The South also had the services of Major General J.E.B. Stuart, leading a fast and risk taking cavalry.
The North had Brigadier General Irvin McDowell.
The battle came down to McDowell ordering two artillery batteries to advance to quiet some Confederate firing. These batteries were counterattacked and overrun by Confederate infantry, which led to the rout of the North's infantry support of the guns.
Beauregard gave the order for a general advance and the Union lines started a orderly retreat which turned into a disorganized rout.
The North's big guns were silenced which led to their defeat.
Sound familiar?
Sox at Oakland/Seattle .....2nd Bull Run
North gets a new leader, General Pope, but now has to face General Robert E. Lee.
Another severe defeat for the North, but the North was not routed as it was in the first battle of Manassas and was able to
retreat in good order. The advancing Southern army had been stopped and there was no pursuit.
The North found itself in dire straights on the last day of the battle and against all odds stopped General Longstreet in his tracks . This orderly retreat was one of the tuning points of the war and gave the North something to build off of.
The battles of both Bull Run were early in the war and even though the North was being counted out at the time they came back and won the war.
Oakland/Seattle is obviously the South while the Sox are the North.
The South had superior leadership with the Confederate Army of the Potomac under Brigadier General Pierre G.T. Beauregard., and the Army of the Shenandoah was under the command of Brigadier General Joseph E. Johnston.
Beauregard, a Frenchman , graduated second in his West Point class in 1953 and was just coming off a victory at Fort Sumpter, excepting the surrender from a one time instructor of his at West Point, Major Robert Anderson.
The South also had the services of Major General J.E.B. Stuart, leading a fast and risk taking cavalry.
The North had Brigadier General Irvin McDowell.
The battle came down to McDowell ordering two artillery batteries to advance to quiet some Confederate firing. These batteries were counterattacked and overrun by Confederate infantry, which led to the rout of the North's infantry support of the guns.
Beauregard gave the order for a general advance and the Union lines started a orderly retreat which turned into a disorganized rout.
The North's big guns were silenced which led to their defeat.
Sound familiar?
Sox at Oakland/Seattle .....2nd Bull Run
North gets a new leader, General Pope, but now has to face General Robert E. Lee.
Another severe defeat for the North, but the North was not routed as it was in the first battle of Manassas and was able to
retreat in good order. The advancing Southern army had been stopped and there was no pursuit.
The North found itself in dire straights on the last day of the battle and against all odds stopped General Longstreet in his tracks . This orderly retreat was one of the tuning points of the war and gave the North something to build off of.
The battles of both Bull Run were early in the war and even though the North was being counted out at the time they came back and won the war.