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On a scale of 1 to 5, being: 1) This is not only ridiculous but ignorant beyond belief. 2) This belief exists only in neo-Confederate minds muddled by the moonlight and magnolia mythology. 3) There is room for debate on this. 4) True in part. 5) Absolutely true. How would you rate the the following propositions? * Slavery was not the cause for the war. 2 No slavery + no war * Most southern whites and most slaves were generally content with...

Quote: Originally Posted by prroh Let me first add a sentence or two before and after the cherry-picked quote. Page 119: "In these orders [G.O. 14]the Davis administration took a step often characterized as giviving to black recruits by fiat the freedom that the Confederate Congress had withheld. In fact, Davis did considerably less than that. It was ..." page 120 ",,,,companies. The legal power to grant or refuse...

It's much to early for me to jump in here and put everyone to sleep. Oh, what the heck. Everyone's got to get some sleep before tomorrow. a scale of 1 to 5, being: Quote: 1) This is not only ridiculous but ignorant beyond belief. 2) This belief exists only in neo-Confederate minds muddled by the moonlight and magnolia mythology. 3) There is room for debate on this. 4) True in part. 5) Absolutely true. How would you rate the the...

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Quote: Originally Posted by prroh We may never know if any slaves were freed, but we do know that some freedmen did. Why a freedman would enlist is interestiing. "... Confederate manpower had slumped to such levels that the Confederate Congress had begun serious debate over the enlistment of 'Negro' soldiers.... In a few weeks both houses would pass legislation allowing this once-unthinkable expedient, and by the end of...

Galvanized rebels?

Quote: Originally Posted by prroh Washington did proclam the holiday in 1789 wilstar.com/holidays/wash_thanks.html Check the text. Not intended as a holiday. Quote: Linclon made it permanent in 1863 http://showcase.netins.net/web/creat...hes/thanks.htm No, this only sets aside a particular day...not an annual observance.

What would the benefit be to the slave's owner to free him? Is there anything that describes compensation to be given to the slave owner for giving his property to the army..Or would have it been strictly a matter of patriotism and self-sacrifice to the Cause..

Southern Historical Society Papers 1959. New Series, Vol. 14, Old Series, Vol. LII. 2d Confederate Congress--(2d Session)--Monday, February 13, 1865. SENATE OFFICERS FOR THE JUNIOR RESERVES Mr. Sparrow, from the Military Committee, reported a bill to assign to the command of the Junior Reserves officers of the invalid corps or supernumerary officers of the line, in cases where officers of the said reserves may, in the opinion of the...

Quote: Quote: Originally Posted by Horace Porter Re the former point below: that seems to me to be a fairly useless comparison, as it addresses different people at different times in different circumstances. Somehow the implication of one line of argument is that the CSA leadership was willing to go further than Lincoln, which I found tremendously amusing and wonderfully ahistorical. As for the latter observation ... I've tired of people...