The Long Blue Line: Civil War operations of the Revenue Cutter.Battle of Gettysburg ended 155 years ago - here's how it was fought.4 stupid fights lost because of racism - Americas Military.In 1863, Texas' governor wouldn't even send Texan troops east for fears that they would be needed to fight Indians or Union troops invading his home state. In the end, the Confederate central government had to contend with the power of its own states, along with the invading Union Army.
The Confederate draft was as unpopular in the South as it was in the North, but southern governors called conscription the "essence of military despotism." Political infighting hamstrung the Confederate war effort at times, most notably in the area of conscription. The Confederacy was staunchly a decentralized republic, dedicated to the supremacy of the states over the central government in Richmond, Virginia. Replacing troops was a contentious issue in the Confederate government. Jefferson Davis was widely criticized by his own government, being called more of an Adams than a Washington.
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