RE: Events that Led to the Civil War: Slavery as an Economic Engine Not a Moal Isssue
June 23, 2015 at 2:47 pm
Lincoln issued his call for 75,000 volunteers on April 15.
Virginia seceded on the 17th. They were not going to provide troops to suppress the other southern states. More interestingly, had they not seceded, would they have permitted federal troops to cross Virginia in order to get at the rebels?
Virginia seceded on the 17th. They were not going to provide troops to suppress the other southern states. More interestingly, had they not seceded, would they have permitted federal troops to cross Virginia in order to get at the rebels?