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As I understnd it the first battle of Mannasas/ Bull run (sorry of spelling is wrong) could have gone either way plus Robert E Lee was a bit conflicted about what to do (being an enthusiast neither for Sessession nor slavery)
If Richmond had been taken some time in 1861 would the Confederacy have collapsed?