[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.

[central_va]

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?

[central_va]

Please watch this basic video on the Civil War. You are an embarrassment to yourself and to Free Republic. Free Republic is not some "predominantly black university" as such we talk about reality and truth an not fairy tales with an agenda.

The Union needed to capture Confederate territory, but the Confederates didn't need or want to invade Union territory.

Again I ask please watch this video, I'd say it is on a Junior High level so you will be able to keep up.

Comparing Union & Confederate Civil War Strategies