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To: central_va

All of this bloodshed to get Lincoln re-elected.

It was all to put down the Southern rebellion. Who won the 1864 election wasn't going to change the outcome of the war.

24 posted on 05/09/2021 4:46:16 AM PDT by DoodleDawg

To: DoodleDawg

It was all to put down the Southern rebellion. Who won the 1864 election wasn't going to change the outcome of the war.

LOL. That spring "offensive" was timed to get Richmond to fall just before the Nov. elections.

25 posted on 05/09/2021 4:49:03 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)

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