[Homer_J_Simpson]

Free Republic University, Department of History presents U.S. History, 1855-1860: Seminar and Discussion Forum
The American 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

https://www.freerepublic.com/tag/by:homerjsimpson/index?tab=articles

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Link to previous New York Times thread

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3971142/posts

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[GrandJediMasterYoda]

I assume they mean Gen. Winfield Scott

[novemberslady]

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[rdl6989]

Gen. SCOTT has no purpose of risking a general engagement. The only conflicts between our troops and the rebels, which are likely to transpire for some time to come, are the skirmishes that proceed from the scouting parties of the two forces encountering one another.

I probably wouldn’t have told that at the time.

[sauropod]

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