Imagine a lucky competent aggressive commander at the Maryland battle. Maybe McLellan is taken ill.
The Army of Northern Virginia's retreat is blocked.
He loses a battlle near the Potomac. He surrenders his army.
Now does this mean that the CSA collapses?
I wonder if it could happen. If there was an surrender before December 31 the Emancipation Proclamation would have had no impact.
How long would slavery have lasted?
The Army of Northern Virginia's retreat is blocked.
He loses a battlle near the Potomac. He surrenders his army.
Now does this mean that the CSA collapses?
I wonder if it could happen. If there was an surrender before December 31 the Emancipation Proclamation would have had no impact.
How long would slavery have lasted?