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re: Name a little known fact about the Civil War
Posted on 6/11/17 at 7:47 am to Ramblin Wreck
Posted on 6/11/17 at 7:47 am to Ramblin Wreck
Keeping slavery out of the national territories was a way to -begin- to end slavery. Lincoln would not yield on this.
The slavers knew it too. And the war came.
The slavers also saw war as a way to renounce their debt to northern banks. That was a big upside for them too.
The slavers knew it too. And the war came.
The slavers also saw war as a way to renounce their debt to northern banks. That was a big upside for them too.
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Posted on 6/11/17 at 7:48 am to WhiskeyPapa
Why does this neo reb crap keep showing up on the Poli board?
Posted on 6/11/17 at 7:55 am to Ramblin Wreck
Union soldiers from New Orleans, tired of the snipping and sniping on the strategically-valueless Northshore, burned the railroad bridge at Manchac, then landed in Madisonville. The soldiers marched up river to Covington, where they walked through the streets tearing down Confederate banners, insignia, etc.
John Smith (of Smith Hardware ancestry) warned the Union soldiers they would be attacked by guerrillas on their return march to Madisonville. They were, but none were shot. However, two died of heat stroke in the double time march from CovLA to Madisonville on a hot, July day .... wearing their woolen uniforms from Vermont and New Hampshire.
John Smith (of Smith Hardware ancestry) warned the Union soldiers they would be attacked by guerrillas on their return march to Madisonville. They were, but none were shot. However, two died of heat stroke in the double time march from CovLA to Madisonville on a hot, July day .... wearing their woolen uniforms from Vermont and New Hampshire.
Posted on 6/11/17 at 8:16 am to Crimson1st
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No shite?
No, constipation was not a serious cause of death.
Posted on 6/11/17 at 9:19 am to Ramblin Wreck
at night, union soldiers would come to the confederate soldiers tents to trade tobacco for coffee and vice versa.
then.........they would leave with a "see you on the battle field tomorrow".
then.........they would leave with a "see you on the battle field tomorrow".
Posted on 6/11/17 at 9:25 am to Fat Man
Damn didn't know that, interesting little piece of info.
Posted on 6/11/17 at 9:55 am to Ramblin Wreck
The CSA's H.L. Hunley was the first instance of a military submarine sinking an enemy vessel.
Posted on 6/11/17 at 10:01 am to Zap Rowsdower
The Hunley sank three times, killing a total of 22 crewmen. H.L. Hunley was one of them.
Posted on 6/11/17 at 10:25 am to HonoraryCoonass
Lincoln did not attend high school or college. He was self educated.
He was held up as example to my classes, from nj to louisiana.
He was held up as example to my classes, from nj to louisiana.
Posted on 6/11/17 at 10:27 am to Ramblin Wreck
Nice post
Posted on 6/11/17 at 10:38 am to Ramblin Wreck
3 days at Gettysburg - 51,000 American (Union and Confederate) casualties
The entire Vietnam conflict (roughly 1958-1975) - 58,000 American casualties
The entire Vietnam conflict (roughly 1958-1975) - 58,000 American casualties
Posted on 6/11/17 at 10:41 am to Ramblin Wreck
The Battle of Shrute Farms was the northern-most battle fought in the civil war.
Posted on 6/11/17 at 10:51 am to Ramblin Wreck
“The Northern onslaught upon slavery was no more than a piece of specious humbug designed to conceal its desire for economic control of the Southern states.”
Charles Dickens, 1862
“The Union government liberates the enemy’s slaves as it would the enemy’s cattle, simply to weaken them in the conflict. The principle is not that a human being cannot justly own another, but that he cannot own him unless he is loyal to the United States.”
London Spectator in reference to the Emancipation Proclamation
“They (the South) know that it is their import trade that draws from the peoples pockets sixty or seventy millions of dollars per annum, in the shape of duties, to be expended mainly in the North, and in the protection and encouragement of Northern interest. These are the reasons why these people do not wish the South to secede from the union”.
New Orleans Daily Crescent-1861
“The Southern Confederacy will not employ our ships or buy our goods. What is our shipping without it? Literally nothing… it is very clear that the South gains by this process and we lose. No…we must not let the South go”.
Union Democrat Manchester, New Hampshire. 19 February, 1861
Charles Dickens, 1862
“The Union government liberates the enemy’s slaves as it would the enemy’s cattle, simply to weaken them in the conflict. The principle is not that a human being cannot justly own another, but that he cannot own him unless he is loyal to the United States.”
London Spectator in reference to the Emancipation Proclamation
“They (the South) know that it is their import trade that draws from the peoples pockets sixty or seventy millions of dollars per annum, in the shape of duties, to be expended mainly in the North, and in the protection and encouragement of Northern interest. These are the reasons why these people do not wish the South to secede from the union”.
New Orleans Daily Crescent-1861
“The Southern Confederacy will not employ our ships or buy our goods. What is our shipping without it? Literally nothing… it is very clear that the South gains by this process and we lose. No…we must not let the South go”.
Union Democrat Manchester, New Hampshire. 19 February, 1861
Posted on 6/11/17 at 10:56 am to Ramblin Wreck
Food... The staple was hard tack. Think really unappetizing biscuit that didn't need refrigeration.
You could eat it straight up if you had good teeth or boil it in water.
Valued was tobacco and coffee. Many times they called time out to trade tobacco for coffee.
Living off the land was best but if your opponent was in retreat he was burning the crops as he left.
Bottom line... There were no fat soldiers in the civil war.
You could eat it straight up if you had good teeth or boil it in water.
Valued was tobacco and coffee. Many times they called time out to trade tobacco for coffee.
Living off the land was best but if your opponent was in retreat he was burning the crops as he left.
Bottom line... There were no fat soldiers in the civil war.
Posted on 6/11/17 at 10:57 am to WhiskeyPapa
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Why does this neo reb crap keep showing up on the Poli board?
I think the main motivation is to piss you off. It seems to be succeeding.
Posted on 6/11/17 at 10:57 am to Ramblin Wreck
From what I've seen in Louisiana lately, it seems to be a little known fact that the South lost.
This post was edited on 6/11/17 at 1:24 pm
Posted on 6/11/17 at 10:59 am to Ramblin Wreck
I'm not going to wade through a four page thread so this may be redundant, but the northernmost Confederate Cemetery is in Madison Wisconsin.
Story
Story
Posted on 6/11/17 at 11:00 am to Quarterite
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From what I've seen in Louisiana lately, it seems to be a little to fact that the South lost.
New Iberia did not participate in the Civil War. There were no battles there. When the North occupied the city they demanded a large building to serve as their headquarters. The mayor told them they could not have the Catholic Church. But they were welcome to the Methodist Church. That's what the Union took.
Posted on 6/11/17 at 11:00 am to Ramblin Wreck
True Causes of the Uncivil War: Understanding the Morrill Tariff
I bet you never heard about this in history class
I bet you never heard about this in history class
Posted on 6/11/17 at 11:04 am to doubleb
More Naval history from that period:
The Confederate Naval Academy was rapidly cobbled together at Drewry's Bluff, VA and the majority of it was located on an old ship, THE CSS PATRICK HENRY.
The Sultana was an overloaded transport ship that exploded on the levee-less and swollen Mississippi River near Memphis--the greatest maritime disaster on our shores. It is little known because it happened soon after Lincoln was shot. Most of the dead were Yankees.
The Confederate Naval Academy was rapidly cobbled together at Drewry's Bluff, VA and the majority of it was located on an old ship, THE CSS PATRICK HENRY.
The Sultana was an overloaded transport ship that exploded on the levee-less and swollen Mississippi River near Memphis--the greatest maritime disaster on our shores. It is little known because it happened soon after Lincoln was shot. Most of the dead were Yankees.
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