Another Conundrum Of The Southern Cause

So many of the gentlemen of the Confederacy represented themselves as aristocrats.  Such an aristocratic background surely would have acquainted these gentlemen with the habits and practices of the Roman army. Practices of Julias Caesar, Scipio Africanus, and Marcus  Aurelius.  Yet, repeated reading of history sources tell of the great disorder of the Souths military forces.  

How can this be?  I know not.  

Familiarity with Roman military practice should have left every soverign state of the Confederacy with formidable preparations even before the election of 1860. 


Whatever benefit might have accrued  from the Confederacyfailed to come to pass.   This can only result from the unwillingness to follow the Roman example.