[Homer_J_Simpson]

Free Republic University, Department of History presents U.S. History, 1861-1865: 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: May 2025.
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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The biggest thing I am struck with this a.m. is the astounding difference in the news media back then. Did you notice how detailed, how precise and INFORMATIVE these articles are? It lays out tomes and tomes of real info.

The second thing I notice now and repeatedly is your fascination with the war which literally destroyed the USA as it was conceived. I do “blame” the South for giving the murdering, raping, pillaging “total war” exponents in the North an excuse to carry on their subjugating, Constitution nullifying activities. They bore that guilt and it was true guilt in allowing a horrible activity to take center stage and providing cover for this ugliness. That said, anyone who glories in the activities of the Union Army literally hates the Constitutional republic, for it is they who destroyed it.