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why didnt southern soldiers began small groups and harass the Union Troops instead of surrender
It was necessary for the Union to win.
Without the intentional suffering inflicted on Southern women and children many if not most CS soldiers would have been willing to fight to the death. Many w...
...oo. I always thought a defeat at Gettysburg would have been a knockout blow for the Union,and a shoe in for Southern independence. Maybe Linclon would have been forced to resign in disgrace,it would n...
OK. I had to take a second look. How many Southern commanders would have loved to have seen this image during the Civil War? Abraham Lincoln with a noose around his neck. :-)
... against the South for a long time; it wasn't helped by the Civil Rights era, and the lingering belief that Southerners were racist and wouldn't, couldn't change. Again, sadly, the New South is showin...
I know he came here, but I cannot find him. I believe he would have been with family in the southern states, but not sure where. I am thinking that he may have died as a confederate in the civil war. ...
The same reason all the rest did.
The Southern people felt their financial well being and even their physical existence was threatened by the federal government. The actions of that government over...
...ats had won the 1864 election instead of lincoln would they have signed a treaty to end the war leaving the southern statrs as a seperate country ?...
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I don't understand here. Are you saying that the CS did not wage an offensive war?
I believe the Southern cause would have been much better suited had they remained in their home country an...
Thanks for the comments ansd suggstions fellas;
You might be surprised to find out how many of the southern officers were West Point graduates. Robert E. Lee, a veteran of the Mexican war and late...
...ar war.
It is interesting to note that Northern colleges were full to capacity during the war while most Southern colleges had to close due to a dearth of students. Most Southern colleges that kept...
...5 lbs. Its rusted so i was unable to see any markings or anything. Could ths be a cannonball. I found it in southern west virginia if that helps any.
thanks in advance!...
ships versus shore-civil war engagements along southern shores and rivers by dave page might be a place to start.it doesnt cover the commerce raiders but i thought it was enjoyable i dont know what t...
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There is no reason to believe that slavery could have lasted for much more than another 20 years had the Southern states been allowed to depart in peace.
Do you think differently?...
...rginia so here are my questions.
1. If I was a young man in Northern VA (Alexandria)and wanted to join the southern cause what would be the probable unit I'd be assigned to? I did some research...
...phine gave america addicts on a larger scale seen before others might know more than me on this subject.the southern soldiers faced all of the above plus a devastated economy and landscape.great quest...
...both sides. For instance the New York Grays, who fought for the north, wore gray uniforms. Many troops from southern states wore blue, early in the war. The First Battle of Manassass had some friendly...
...g rid of slavery. Slavery was used for black propaganda purposes to justify a rational for going to war.The Southern economy did not rely on slavery so why would it even consider going to war?...
...ire,useless massacres of brave young men.Sherman was spot on-"War is hell"and he proved it in his Southern campaigns....
...y would have been settled before George Washington took office. Unfortunately, the representatives from the Southern states threatened not to sign the document if the paragraph remained and walk out o...
Well, Kevin, it seems like Frank surrendered to the governor. Due to rampant southern sympathies, he never went to prison, with the state protecting him from the northern state of Minnesotta where he ...
...il war.Goodluck tracking down your gggrandpa,it is very interesting to delve into ones past.Actually,i am a Southerner sympathsizer,i even have a civil war chess set,and i always go white,the Confeder...
1861-two political events today,kentucky pro -southern faction in russelville adopt an ordnance of secession.kentucky has now both usa and csa goverments. on the outer banks of north carolina at hatte...
...o written a number of articles for other publications including Gettysburg Magazine, North & South, the Southern Cavalry Review, and "Crossfire," The Magazine of the American Civil War R...
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Yes,I bet the Union hung many a Southern patriot.And of course there were the vicious and very nasty "border wars"between Missouri and Kansas,just prior to the war itself.That was basically ...
...anks and railroads (BTW AFTER they had tired to surrender) and the Klan was fighting for the restitution of Southern political rights and against the "carpetbagger" state governments. (this ...
... from 82% to 84%. These differences are significant and caused the South to think more and more about "Southern exceptionalism!"
Many antebellum Americans believed that the North and the S...
Most of the old tactics had given way by the third year, particularly the stand, load, and fire. This represented a quantum leap when soldiers began using cover and concealment. Though it had been aro...
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