Topic: Joe Brown's Pike As An Effective Weapon

DTop · December 17th, 2004

That's true gladius but I think Gov. Brown's concept was to equip the civilian populace of Georgia against the inevitable "invasion" by the Union Army. The idea was to have them pop out from the woods along the roads and ambush a Union soldier with the pike. I think that considering the relative lack of resources that the South had that this pike was a desperate measure. As someone already mentioned, it didn't have any effect against Gen. Sherman's march.
All this would have occured long after the age of the musket had passed into history.

December 17th, 2004
DTop Milforum Moderator Gear	That's true gladius but I think Gov. Brown's concept was to equip the civilian populace of Georgia against the inevitable "invasion" by the Union Army. The idea was to have them pop out from the woods along the roads and ambush a Union soldier with the pike. I think that considering the relative lack of resources that the South had that this pike was a desperate measure. As someone already mentioned, it didn't have any effect against Gen. Sherman's march. All this would have occured long after the age of the musket had passed into history. __________________ *"I was a soldier, I am a soldier, I always will be a soldier."* To Avoid Infractions - Click Here And Read the Forum Rules Before You Post.