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Sun Jul 1, 2012, 06:09 PM

46. If they took Washington, New York would have likely been the interim capital.

It would not have ended though war or guaranteed recognition for the Confederates. It would likely have been a rallying cry for the Union to defeat the South.

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If the Confederate Army had invaded the Union more than in July 1863, [View all]	raccoon	Jul 2012	OP
I'm not sure but I saw this documentary last night that proved that they were vampires and	mucifer	Jul 2012	#1
I thought it was interesting that	AsahinaKimi	Jul 2012	#9
(uhh...Lincoln was 16th.........) eom	lastlib	Jul 2012	#10
whoops you are right..	AsahinaKimi	Jul 2012	#12
Understandable. After all, James Monroe was a werewolf...	JHB	Jul 2012	#14
Howls!!!	AsahinaKimi	Jul 2012	#15
The Monroe Doctrine...	JHB	Jul 2012	#28
THESE are censored TIME magazine images of motherfucking "Ladybird" Johnson:	Poll_Blind	Jul 2012	#27
Happens all the time	bongbong	Jul 2012	#33
Teddy Roosevelt was the Zombie Killer.	Throckmorton	Jul 2012	#39
Any President who'd take on both vampires and (especially) zombies is OK in my book.	Buns_of_Fire	Jul 2012	#52
two doors down they're having a party over in -	Tuesday Afternoon	Jul 2012	#2
Guess I should've posted in American History --maybe in a week or so I'd get a response.nt	raccoon	Jul 2012	#3
I'm sorry. My response to your post really belongs in the DU lounge.	mucifer	Jul 2012	#18
All that needed to happen in early Spetember, 1862, is for a courier to not loose Special Order 191	GarroHorus	Jul 2012	#4
Britain and France weren't about to recognize the Confederacy	Art_from_Ark	Jul 2012	#7
if McClellen had not had acces to special order 191, Lee woud have surrounded DC	GarroHorus	Jul 2012	#8
Only if the Union had surrendered and recognized Confederate independence	Art_from_Ark	Jul 2012	#22
It's been a while since I read the first book of that series...	JHB	Jul 2012	#11
Loss of Washington would not have crippled the Union	FarCenter	Jul 2012	#17
If they took Washington, New York would have likely been the interim capital.	ronwelldobbs	Jul 2012	#46
Possibly New York would have been the permanent capital	FarCenter	Jul 2012	#47
I think as long as the North stayed committed to the fight they could have taken	4th law of robotics	Jul 2012	#21
If D.C. would have the war was over much the same as Richmond as thinking at that time goes.	gordianot	Jul 2012	#5
France and England were a real threat to the blockade	GarroHorus	Jul 2012	#6
I don't think the UK were particularly close to recognising the CSA	Anarcho-Socialist	Jul 2012	#13
Your subject line is unclear	demwing	Jul 2012	#16
Ha-ha-ha. One could say the war was over when P.G.T. Beauregard fired	coalition_unwilling	Jul 2012	#26
Lee did not have to invest or capture Washington, D.C. to achieve	coalition_unwilling	Jul 2012	#19
Both sides were operating on a "slice and dice" theory of warfare.	Laelth	Jul 2012	#20
Laeith, I have to disagree strongly with your assessment of	coalition_unwilling	Jul 2012	#23
There can be little doubt that Lee's principal goals were political.	Laelth	Jul 2012	#24
I shall do likewise later today and tomorrow (when library is open here in LA). I only	coalition_unwilling	Jul 2012	#25
After some brief research ...	Laelth	Jul 2012	#31
I actually believe you are more correct than I as to Lee's	coalition_unwilling	Jul 2012	#35
Excellent. Thanks for the insight from McPherson.	Laelth	Jul 2012	#49
As an aside, Tim Smith says the "shoe supply" theory is a myth.	Laelth	Jul 2012	#32
both of Lee's invasions were disasters for the AoNV.	KG	Jul 2012	#29
Invading the North in 1863 was an act of desperation for the Confederacy.	Tierra_y_Libertad	Jul 2012	#30
If Lee had been as smart as his hagiographers would have him, he	coalition_unwilling	Jul 2012	#34
Yep. And, Lee knew it.	Tierra_y_Libertad	Jul 2012	#36
The French had a problem in Mexico with Juarez	nadinbrzezinski	Jul 2012	#37
Yes. And, they needed the Brits to back them up.	Tierra_y_Libertad	Jul 2012	#40
Juarez was far more of an issue	nadinbrzezinski	Jul 2012	#45
Well, I think had his orders not been discovered by a Union soldier, Lee	coalition_unwilling	Jul 2012	#38
McClellan did his damndest to lose.	Tierra_y_Libertad	Jul 2012	#42
Let's give McClellan his due. He was a great organizer and I think it's	coalition_unwilling	Jul 2012	#44
While we're giving credit ...	Laelth	Jul 2012	#50
It ain't just the Army of the Potomac that	coalition_unwilling	Jul 2012	#54
Hehe. Well said. n/t	Laelth	Jul 2012	#55
Lee was a military general	exboyfil	Jul 2012	#51
Lee was an inspirational leader, but he also took extraordinary risks.	Laelth	Jul 2012	#56
I agree with you about Longsteet	exboyfil	Jul 2012	#57
you mean besides Lawrence, Kansas	hfojvt	Jul 2012	#41
I'll have to google that...not familiar with it. nt	raccoon	Jul 2012	#48
Boston, New York...	Motown_Johnny	Jul 2012	#43
While Lee was trying to invade the Union	TexasProgresive	Jul 2012	#53

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