[central_va]

I have been reading original sources about the Civil War for over 20 years (or more). No where does any Confederate/Southern politician, military commander, soldier or civilian ever claim the goal was to conquer or occupy the the northern states. The thought is laughable. You lose all credibility when you make these a outlandish claims.

Correct me if I am wrong but I think you are a black person, educated and went probably to a predominantly black college? Am I right? Perhaps you were taught by professors with their own agendas? Maybe?

[Mr. Lucky]

Kentucky remained in the Union, yet Braxton Bragg, with the express authority of the Confederate government, occupied Frankfort in 1862 for the express purpose of replacing the pro-Unionn elected government with an unelected, pro-Confederacy government.

[BroJoeK]

central_va: "No where does any Confederate/Southern politician, military commander, soldier or civilian ever claim the goal was to conquer or occupy the the northern states.
The thought is laughable.
You lose all credibility when you make these a outlandish claims."

But I've made no "outlandish claims", only stated the facts.
Confederates claimed and invaded Union states or territories of Missouri, Kentucky & West Virginia, Oklahoma & New Mexico/Arizona.
How is that not a clear existential threat to the United States?

Confederates didn't claim but did send forces into Union Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana & Kansas.
Would you now claim those Confederates intended to leave those Union states unharmed if they weren't opposed & defeated by Union forces?

In the Civil War's first 12 months Confederates fought more battles and lost more soldiers in the Union than in the Confederacy.

Confederates also sank or captured hundreds of Union ships and operated guerilla forces in several Union states.
In what possible way are those not existential threats?

So you keep telling us, over & over, "there was no plan" to conquer the North.
But Confederate victories in all their efforts would certainly have destroyed the United States, plan or no plan.

Those are the facts.