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re: OTD in 1865, Gen. Lee gave his sword to Gen. Grant
Posted on 4/9/18 at 10:49 am to magildachunks
Posted on 4/9/18 at 10:49 am to magildachunks
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Had Gettysburg gone the other way, the South would have won the war.
Wrong.
Vicksburg still fell and Grant was still going to bring his campaign east.
You guys are forgetting about popular opinion. I fully believe Had Gettysburg fallen, the northern populace would start rancoring for peace.
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Posted on 4/9/18 at 10:53 am to Tigeralum2008
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I fully believe Had Gettysburg fallen, the northern populace would start rancoring for peace.
Public opinion would have amounted to squat in 1863 because it wasn't an election year. Lincoln and his coalition would have still been in power and would have continued to press the fight until the war was won or until they were thrown out of office in the national election of 1864.
A victory at Gettysburg would only have turned into a total victory for the Confederacy if Lee had managed to march on Washington and dictate terms to Lincoln in the White House. That wouldn't have happened due to the fact that the defensive ring around Washington was the most impregnable in the world at that time.
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