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<blockquote data-quote="john250" data-source="post: 643359" data-attributes="member: 4406"><p>I'll seek to put in a word, before this gets locked. </p><p>My semi-informed opinion is that when young Abe rode a flatboat to New Orleans from Illinois, carrying Illinois products to the sea, he formed the strong opinion that the USA could not thrive without control of that artery. The Confederacy would have extorted a price (a tariff) for access to the Mississippi. </p><p>Yeah, slavery was a secondary issue. Lincoln was willing to trade, emancipation for union. It didn't happen, sadly. Slavery was, however, the torch which started the fire. None of the other issues would have moved the North to war. The abolitionists were a powerful force in Northern politics. </p><p>The 40 or so years leading up to the war were like a marriage going sour. Both sides danced around the issue because they knew they were going to the poorhouse if they separated. In the end, it just had to be the way it was. </p><p>Every time I think about that war, I think of the incredible loss of life. I can't really imagine what people were like back then. Their tactic was assault with waves of men. Ghastly. </p><p>The North was not gracious in victory, and the South really didn't get revenge until about 1980, when all those Michiganders with trailers started showing up in Atlanta and Dallas and Houston. </p><p>My ancestors, from Ky, apparently fought for the Confederacy. One of my cousins has the rifle with the CSA engraving. Legend is that he fought at Chickamaugua, the "battle above the clouds". A lot of the soldiers were "one and done" and that may describe my ancestor. </p><p>I tend to focus more on our agreement than our disputes. We are way better off as a whole than in parts.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="john250, post: 643359, member: 4406"] I'll seek to put in a word, before this gets locked. My semi-informed opinion is that when young Abe rode a flatboat to New Orleans from Illinois, carrying Illinois products to the sea, he formed the strong opinion that the USA could not thrive without control of that artery. The Confederacy would have extorted a price (a tariff) for access to the Mississippi. Yeah, slavery was a secondary issue. Lincoln was willing to trade, emancipation for union. It didn't happen, sadly. Slavery was, however, the torch which started the fire. None of the other issues would have moved the North to war. The abolitionists were a powerful force in Northern politics. The 40 or so years leading up to the war were like a marriage going sour. Both sides danced around the issue because they knew they were going to the poorhouse if they separated. In the end, it just had to be the way it was. Every time I think about that war, I think of the incredible loss of life. I can't really imagine what people were like back then. Their tactic was assault with waves of men. Ghastly. The North was not gracious in victory, and the South really didn't get revenge until about 1980, when all those Michiganders with trailers started showing up in Atlanta and Dallas and Houston. My ancestors, from Ky, apparently fought for the Confederacy. One of my cousins has the rifle with the CSA engraving. Legend is that he fought at Chickamaugua, the "battle above the clouds". A lot of the soldiers were "one and done" and that may describe my ancestor. I tend to focus more on our agreement than our disputes. We are way better off as a whole than in parts. [/QUOTE]
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