Studied the Civil War in Uni, but never heard this, a bloke reckons that Lincoln was a railroad man and they wanted the South to open up to the Northern economy and integrate it, with trade going through NY, rather than Southern ports: and the war on slavery mantra was invented around 1900. That would have made the Union cause similar to the reasons Britain invaded the 13 colonies. Any truth to this? History is always revealing new angles and possibilities since we never know what is happening in private discussion.
Charles Kos
Studied the Civil War in Uni, but never heard this, a bloke reckons that Lincoln was a railroad man and they wanted the South to open up to the Northern economy and integrate it, with trade going through NY, rather than Southern ports: and the war on slavery mantra was invented around 1900. That would have made the Union cause similar to the reasons Britain invaded the 13 colonies. Any truth to this? History is always revealing new angles and possibilities since we never know what is happening in private discussion.
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