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To: nolu chan

the South never sought to 1] seize the central government

Then why did they send an army in that direction? Had they not been driven back, they would have taken it, and probably kept it.

1,979 posted on 12/01/2004 8:27:22 PM PST by xm177e2 (Stalinists, Maoists, Ba'athists, Pacifists: Why are they always on the same side?)

To: xm177e2

Then why did they send an army in that direction? Had they not been driven back, they would have taken it, and probably kept it.

Your interpretation of 1st Manassas is that the Confederates were driven back?

2,026 posted on 12/02/2004 5:14:19 AM PST by Gianni

To: xm177e2

They sent an army in that direction because the invading hordes were coming from that direction.

Had they captured the politicians, the war would have been over.

2,140 posted on 12/02/2004 10:32:36 PM PST by nolu chan

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