American History

and the 7 days was an important battle battle but

certainly longstreet , and probably lee, knew that when picketts charge failed at gettysburg the war was lost.

my own theory is that the war was lost at appomattox courthouse. by allowing the confederates to get off so easily, they were able to reestablish themselves by 1876, impose segregation and prison labor, and by 1981 were in charge of the nation and its economy. here are a few of the post appomattox battles, all won by confederates .....

The Memphis riots of 1866
The New Orleans massacre of 1866
The Camilla massacre of 1868
The Opelousas massacre of 1868
The 1868 St. Bernard Parish Massacre of 1868
The Jackson County War of 1869
The Meridian race riot of 1871
The Colfax massacre of 1873
The Eufaula, Alabama Election riot of 1874
The Coushatta massacre of 1874
The Hamburg massacre of 1876
The Ellenton riot of 1876
The Wilmington insurrection of 1898