Civil War began 150 ago today

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  • Johnny Reb?

    Votes: 33 73.3%
  • Billy Yank?

    Votes: 12 26.7%

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mhphoto

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Wait, if I vote Johnny Reb must I own another human? Because I'm no Billy Yank, but I can't abide owning other people, 'cept on the b-ball court.
 

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Wait, if I vote Johnny Reb must I own another human? Because I'm no Billy Yank, but I can't abide owning other people, 'cept on the b-ball court.

While it has been a llllllooooooonnnnnnggggg time since I studied it in depth, the subject of "owning another human" was not the single defining reason for the conflict. Remember, history is written by the victorious.

As I recall, slavery would probably have phased out within a decade or so of the start of the war. It wasn't profitable. Nor was it as widespread as many seem to believe.

There have been many, many books written about the root causes of the war, and alot of "what ifs" about what might have been had the war not started.

But then I'm just a dumb Polish-Italian-American. Most of my family was still in Poland and Italy back then.

Dave
 

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My boss is in Charleston on business this week, and he said it's incredible there; firing off cannons early in the morning, reenactors with tents and campfires, etc - he said it's a huge deal this week. Would love to see it.
 

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In August, Wilson's creek battlefield by Springfield Mo. is going to have a re-enactment and are expecting several thousand re-enactors. I think it would be a neat thing to take the kids to.
 

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