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Originally Posted by UnderseaLcpl
If nothing else, you can't make a case for the number of Union lives simply thrown away in a grinding war of attrition. Lincoln endorsed Grant, who was also known as "The Butcher" by his own troops for his willingness to simply throw them into a meat grinder. He was like a Zhukov of the 19th century. I think Lincoln's defense of Grant alone speaks volumes about what kind of leader he was.
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You'd think Andersonville or Pickett's charge never happened, amongst other atrocities on both sides, sheesh. War is hell on either side of a conflict.
"Following the promulgation of the Emancipation Proclamation on New Year's Day, 1863, the North began enlisting former slaves into the Federal army. Confederate President Jefferson Davis declared that "all Negro slaves captured in arms" and their White officers should be delivered over to the South to be dealt with according to law. That could mean rigorous prosecution under strict laws relating to Negro insurrections."
If slavery and racism wasn't a huge factor, whats this about?
Also, Davis knew the south would lose and continued dragging it out. Did he not throw away the lives of confederate soilders in his own war of attrition? While Lee surrendered like a man, Davis was caught fleeing in his wifes overcoat! He was charged with treason and never tried for it, which is a shame.