[Homer_J_Simpson]

Free Republic University, Department of History presents U.S. History, 1855-1860: Seminar and Discussion Forum
Bleeding Kansas, Dred Scott, Lincoln-Douglas, Harper’s Ferry, the election of 1860, secession – all the events leading up to the Civil War, as seen through news reports of the time and later historical accounts

First session: November 21, 2015. Last date to add: Sometime in the future.
Reading: Self-assigned. Recommendations made and welcomed.

Posting history, in reverse order

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Link to previous New York Times thread

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[ctdonath2]

The U.S. military literally built that island, utterly no question it was property of the North. I contend the Civil War was foremost about tenacious defense of 🇺🇸 land; other issues conveniently piggybacked that cause.

[BobL]

Back then, I believe, DC didn’t have much in the way of communications capabilities to ‘cancel’ people who they didn’t like in the South (telegraph was probably it).

Now they do. So don’t expect a repeat of the early success of the South, if states want to start going their own way again.

[ops33]

Interesting, the original New York Times has the name of the fort spelled incorrectly.

[UB355]

10th posting ?