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His Bard replied to the topic Successionism & The Civil War in the forum General Writing Discussions 6 years, 10 months ago
Anyway, now that that’s out of the way, I first want to state that I am a Southern supporter. I want to state that now because I feel like some of my arguments and explanations may make it sound like I support the North. So, here goes.You’re not wrong. That’s mostly stuff I’ve come across in my research as well. Though I hadn’t actually connected the dots yet between the emancipation and the Confederacy’s foreign aid. That makes sense, though, beside seemingly pro-slavery quotes attributed to Lincoln, if he wasn’t actually all that much of an abolitionist, and was only tacking on a side gimmick to drive a wedge between the South and her allies.
But even so, you’re right that slavery would still be a main issue, just for the reason that he officialized it. But what I wish I could do is go around all the campfires and interview all the soldiers, hear each one’s individual reasons for fighting.
Probably would hear everything, from slavery and/or state rights, to freed slaves fighting for the north, to those still enslaved but fighting for the south because their masters offered to free them at the end, to those who were fighting just because they thought Lincoln looked bad in a beard. Okay…maybe a bit of a stretch on that one… XD
Anyway….The problem is, the Confederacy had formed its own country, so he was basically saying that he was freeing slaves in another country. It’s almost like saying “prisoners of Switzerland, we declare you all free” which does absolutely nothing, except state that if we won a war with Switzerland, we’d free all their prisoners.When you put it that way, it does sound rather a silly proclamation… XD
Not that it has anything to do with the discussion, but the British support that the South had been able to acquire included some of the best firearms in the era, the Whitworth .451 rifle. To this day, some unknown Confederate sniper at the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, still holds one of the longest confirmed kills on record.
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