[BroJoeK]

FLT-bird: "By late 1864, Davis was prepared to abolish slavery in order to gain European diplomatic recognition and thus save the Confederacy."

That same act in late 1861 would have made a huge difference, probably would have won the war.
By late 1864, with the war nearly lost, it both was and was seen as an act of pure desperation and insincerity -- far too little, far too late.

By 1865, when Confederates approached Europeans on it, the Brits were not interested and the French were willing to follow British lead.

[Bull Snipe]

In Dec 1864, Lord Palmerstone told the Confederate envoy that there was absolutely no way the British Government would ever recognize the Confederate States.

[FLT-bird]

We’ve gone down this road hundreds if not thousands of times before. I am not going to waste my time with your responding to respond posts in which you endlessly spew your ignorant and false PC Revisionist drivel.

8th attempt.