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Old 02-08-2012, 01:47 PM   #16 (permalink)
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I don't know there pretty close to one in the same to me, considering what the Confederates stood for and PRIMARILY fought for (slavery).


Also fun fact is that the British were actually in favor of the Confederates winning the Civil War.
I always thought the war was about self determination of the slave states and slavery just happened to be one of the issues involved. I know a number of slave states actually stayed with the Union and other like Kentucky and Kansas etc were undecided.
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