Emancipation Proclamation

[PBrunsel]

Yes, since it was a Presidential Proclamation that applied to only those states in rebellion AGAINST the United States Constitutiion.

[PBrunsel]

And the fact remains no slaves were freed by the EP. It was a (smart) political move to change the issue of the war to slavery and keep the British and French out. If the Brits/French had gotten involved the North would have been toast.

Exactly Statesrights, It didn't free a single slave, but it moved the war to a higher moral plain. And, as you brought up, kept France and Britain off the side of the Confederacy. The Confeds lost foreign recognition without which we wouldn't have won the first American revolution.

[PBrunsel]

And the fact remains no slaves were freed by the EP. It was a (smart) political move to change the issue of the war to slavery and keep the British and French out. If the Brits/French had gotten involved the North would have been toast.

Exactly Statesrights, It didn't free a single slave, but it moved the war to a higher moral plain. And, as you brought up, kept France and Britain off the side of the Confederacy. The Confeds lost foreign recognition without which we wouldn't have won the first American revolution.

They were kept out but the British continued to supply thousands of weapons to the Confederacy as well as several warships. The CSS Alabama was built in Liverpool.

Thats why in 1869 the Brits had to pay reperations to the United States.

[PBrunsel]

And the fact remains no slaves were freed by the EP. It was a (smart) political move to change the issue of the war to slavery and keep the British and French out. If the Brits/French had gotten involved the North would have been toast.

Exactly Statesrights, It didn't free a single slave, but it moved the war to a higher moral plain. And, as you brought up, kept France and Britain off the side of the Confederacy. The Confeds lost foreign recognition without which we wouldn't have won the first American revolution.

They were kept out but the British continued to supply thousands of weapons to the Confederacy as well as several warships. The CSS Alabama was built in Liverpool.

Thats why in 1869 the Brits had to pay reperations to the United States.

The CSS Alabama sunk more tonnage (for one ship) then any ship in US Naval History.

Oh yes. Raphael Semmes was an amazing naval commander. The Confederates had all the great commanders. Had they had the recources the North had the Civil War would have lasted 90 days.