[JimRed]

Contrast that sad military record with that of our great Democrat, George McClellan who bravely faced down Quaker Guns outside Richmond, VA in 1862.

Quaker guns? I thought that Quakers were pacifists!!??

[Restorer]

Quaker guns? I thought that Quakers were pacifists!!??

So were their guns. Hence the name.

[PJ-Comix]

Quaker guns? I thought that Quakers were pacifists!!??

One of the ways Lee bluffed out McClellan outside Richmond in the Seven Days' Battles was to paint tree logs black and point them at the Union forces as if they were cannon. That plus the fact that Lee marched his men around and around (same group) in circles made McClellan think Lee's forces and armaments were much larger than what they really were. McClellan could have easily overwhelmed Lee but Lee's bluff made McClellan delay until Lee could get reinforcements. Since the wood "cannons" couldn't fire, they earned the name of "Quaker Guns."