Confederate Fighting Styles Research Paper

The Civil War was one of the most historic American battles in history. But in this point in time we only have books and websites to tell us how it all went down. If only we could go back in time and actually watch how it all happened. How both the Union and Confederacy fought the wars between each other. There are many fighting styles used in the world. They are typically more evolved styles of their earlier roots. Want to know more? Well follow me as I explore the regions of the fighting styles most commonly used during this historic time.

. We both know who the Confederates and the Union are, but their styles of fighting can be both quite similar. The Confederates who were so enveloped in pride and self-assertion tended to fight a little unorganized. Their way of fighting descends from Celtic culture, meaning they relied quite a bit on offense. Their main technique was based upon attacking their enemy with all the troops they had. This technique wasn’t a very smart one, for instants, if you were placed in an open space with tons of room to spread out but you choose to attack in a straight line. The result of that ends with all your men dead, because all that the enemy had to do was fire continuously and they would’ve downed your men in minutes. …show more content…
They descended through Anglo-Saxon and Teutonic fighting styles. They kept their men spread out as much as possible to gain an advantage. In doing this, it allowed them to take out as much of the enemy as possible without having too many casualties. The most impressing part of this fighting style is they used tactics to overcome their enemy. One of their most infamous tactics the “Anaconda Plan” it was developed to literally squeeze the forces of the Confederate armies. The plan was to get naval ships to blockade the Atlantic and Gulf coasts and take over the Mississippi river allowing troops to squeeze them from all