The Civil War Mistakes Your History Teacher Never Told You About

The Civil War Was Lost by Mistakes — Not Courage.
Discover the 15 costliest blunders that doomed the Confederacy, prolonged the war, and slaughtered thousands. From Lee’s fatal gamble at Gettysburg to McClellan’s hesitation at Antietam, these mistakes—not strategy—decided America’s bloodiest war.

You’ll see the truth behind disasters like Pickett’s Charge, Cold Harbor, and Hood’s reckless attack at Franklin—plus haunting “what ifs”:
What if J.E.B. Stuart’s cavalry had been at Gettysburg?
What if the South had armed enslaved men in 1861?

This is the untold story your history teacher never told you—where pride, arrogance, and hesitation shaped the fate of a nation.

💬 Join the Debate: What was the biggest mistake of the Civil War? Could the South have won with different leadership?

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