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Old 09-28-2012, 03:39 PM
HuskyMan HuskyMan is offline
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Originally Posted by t walgamuth View Post
...and then the north declared war on the south?
Lincoln conscripted 70,000 soldiers and then ordered them to head south. Interestingly, New York City wanted to secede the Union; there were draft riots in the streets of New York City in protest of Lincoln's draft.

The Day New York Tried to Secede
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