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To: Bilow who wrote (20028)	2/26/2002 2:40:11 AM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 281500

suicidal guerilla warfare There is a terrific new History book out called: "April 1865 : The Month That Saved America" that shows how close we came to Guerilla warfare. It really came down to the way Grant treated Lee at Appomattox that saved us from a real long term mess.

To: Bilow who wrote (20028)	2/26/2002 3:11:04 AM
From: frankw1900	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

Carl, interesting post. This intrigued me: Yet the antebellum South entered into the Civil War (1861-65) a region confident of swift victory. Even many Union military leaders conceded the martial skills and efficiency of the Confederate Army, three-fourths of it infantry. You never can tell just how the fortune of war might turn, but the South was toast, long term, wasn't it? What was the price of a healthy slave? Compared to ten years labourer's wages? What is the economic contribution of a slave compared to that of a free labourer? Are these relevant questions?