Interesting. I agree with one, not the rest.
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Originally Posted by U-533
We still would have fought the war...
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Obviously. Sherman did not cause the Civil War. He was, in fact, a junior commander at its onset.
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The North would have given up...
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Probably not. Once Vicksburg was taken and the Mississippi was in Union hands, the war was effectively lost for the Confederacy. Yes, it may have stretched out the war for an extra year or so, but the South was running out of men and materiel.
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The south would have left the North alone...
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The Attack on Fort Sumter: 1861
The March to the Sea: 1864
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The states would come back together...
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Slavery was more than a 'moral' or political system; it was an economic reality. Cotton was the South's livelyhood, and slaves were needed to farm. Accordingly, with the onset of Emancipation (1863), the financial needs of the South's agricultural economy would have made any reconciliation impossible.
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Slavery ( in the USA )would have been shown in it's true light...
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It was already well-established that slaves were treated harshly. After all, they were
slaves.
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We as a nation would not have the racial problems we have today...
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You're right: We would have completely different ones.
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We as a nation would not be paying the taxes we pay today...
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You're also right: We would have totally new taxes to pay.
On topic: I love Gettysburg, and have visited it numerous times. If possible, get yourself a car guide. The guide will drive your car and take you to the site of each event in chronological order. You'll get out of the car, walk along and hear the stories, then move on to the next site. Very informal and very fascinating.