So why did so many Confederate POW's die in Northern prisons? There was no "demand" - it was simply an exchange of prisoners. The Union refused.
Since the South couldn't feed their prisoners, they had a moral obligation to release them.
No. Release them so they could fight again, without Confederates recieving the same benefit? They were military, not civilians. The Union POWs ate the same as the rest of the Cconfederates - remember that ol' Sherman [*Spit*] leveled the countryside - no crops, no supplies, no medicines were available. Sherman's [*Spit*] actions caused the deaths of his own men.
If Lincoln and Sherman [*Spit*] was so worried about their POW's they should have marched to Andersonville, instead of Savannah.
Colder, I guess.
There was no "demand" - it was simply an exchange of prisoners. The Union refused.
The Confederates wouldn't hold up to an agreement of furlough.
No. Release them so they could fight again, without Confederates recieving the same benefit?
Union troops went on furlough.
They were military, not civilians.
Murder is murder when it's a POW.
The Union POWs ate the same as the rest of the Cconfederates - remember that ol' Sherman [*Spit*] leveled the countryside - no crops, no supplies, no medicines were available.
So you admit that Sherman's efforts did have an effect on the Confederate military. Glad to see it.
Sherman's [*Spit*] actions caused the deaths of his own men.
The confederate unwillingness to agree to furlough caused it. They were the ones that were under the moral gun since they couldn't feed them. The North could feed theirs, they didn't have to give in to terrorist demands.
If Lincoln and Sherman [*Spit*] was so worried about their POW's they should have marched to Andersonville, instead of Savannah.
They had to win a war. You have to take out the army before you can free the people, you should know that.