We all know how the slaveholder's rebellion went. The fire-eaters just went in guns blazing to war, carelessly expecting to throttle the vastly superior Union and got smacked around as a result. The successes of the Virginia Campaign were nothing compared to the crushing defeats they got on the Western front. And they were never truly a chance for General Sherman to begin with.
Thus, I beg the question, how possible could it be for Southern Secession to have been planned in advance for years, even decades? To have secret meetings by influential members of the Deep South, to have at least one man or clique of men to have been prepared to tacle the Union and stockpiling weapons, recruiting men, and making plans and counter-plans in advance, and also ensuring they cleverly use their initial advantage of the "Slave power" to prepare for any inevitable altercations with the North, abusng the First and Second ammendments to their advantage?
All coments are welcome.
Thus, I beg the question, how possible could it be for Southern Secession to have been planned in advance for years, even decades? To have secret meetings by influential members of the Deep South, to have at least one man or clique of men to have been prepared to tacle the Union and stockpiling weapons, recruiting men, and making plans and counter-plans in advance, and also ensuring they cleverly use their initial advantage of the "Slave power" to prepare for any inevitable altercations with the North, abusng the First and Second ammendments to their advantage?
All coments are welcome.