American Civil War Discussion Thread

>>30752444
"This thread totally won't devolve into Yankees and Johnny Rebs shitposting like every other Civil War thread" -OP

>>30752487
Go back to Tim Horton's, yankee.

The south will rise again

>>30752508
Just far enough to kiss my yankee ass!

Sherman did nothing wrong.

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>>30752444
They had a chance, but only in dragging out the war long enough to get a peace deal.

Most "could they have won?" topics have that as the answer. See also Axis vs. Allies, Japan, etc.

>>30752444
I think that if they had pressed the advantage early on in the war they could have won. Once the North had pushed into the CSA though it was over.

THE ONLY GOOD REB IS ONE THATS DED

>>30752573
Yankee education: the post

>>30752444
The Confederates never had a chance of winning the war. Production wise they were hopelessly outmatched. They're best and most fervent hope was calling for outside help to help make the North consider a truce. But they were terrible at planning and were quickly crushed by a combination Naval blockade and foreign trade partners that saw the looming doom and stockpiled the only asset the South could barter with.

>>30753705
Essentially this.