Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: HostileTerritory
because Jefferson Davis insisted on the right to own slaves until the very end.

Yea, but so did General Grant, and he also wanted to end the war, but he never actually set his free, the end of the war did that.

48 posted on 04/05/2005 2:24:48 PM PDT by Sonny M ("oderint dum metuant")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 15 | View Replies ]


To: Sonny M; HostileTerritory
Yea, but so did General Grant, and he also wanted to end the war, but he never actually set his free, the end of the war did that.

Inaccurate. See Did Grant own Slaves?

51 posted on 04/05/2005 3:08:51 PM PDT by Ditto ( No trees were killed in sending this message, but billions of electrons were inconvenienced.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 48 | View Replies ]

To: Sonny M

Jefferson Davis insisted on the right of Confederates to own slaves as a condition for ending the war.


54 posted on 04/05/2005 3:16:46 PM PDT by HostileTerritory
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 48 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson