Slitherine

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ORIGINAL: doktor

It's always fun to turn the war into a 'remorseless revolutionary struggle'.

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If the South emancipates, there's a chance that each state in the CSA will step down from the war.

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ORIGINAL: spence

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If the South emancipates, there's a chance that each state in the CSA will step down from the war.

Even allowing that there were other issues which led to the American Civil War; the Southern Congress/President emancipating the slaves feels about as right as Hitler stepping down and handing over power to an Orthodox Jewish Rabbi from Vienna.

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True, but there were some southerners who suggested it, so why not make it an option for both sides?

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ADJT. AND INSP. GENERAL'S OFFICE,
Richmond, Va., March 23, 1865.

GENERAL ORDERS, No. 14.

I. The following act of Congress and regulations are published for the information and direction of all concerned:

AN ACT to increase the military force of the Confederate States.
The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, That, in order to provide additional forces to repel invasion, maintain the rightful possession of the Confederate States, secure their independence, and preserve their institutions, the President be, and he is hereby, authorized to ask for and accept from the owners of slaves, the services of such number of able-bodied negro men as he may deem expedient, for and during the war, to perform military service in whatever capacity he may direct.

SEC 2. That the General-in-Chief be authorized to organize the said slaves into companies, battalions, regiments, and brigades, under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of War may prescribe, and to be commanded by such officers as the President may appoint.

SEC 3. That while employed in the service the said troops shall receive the same rations, clothing, and compensation as are allowed to other troops in the same branch of the service.

SEC 4. That if, under the previous sections of this act, the President shall not be able to raise a sufficient number of troops to prosecute the war successfully and maintain the sovereignty of the States and the independence of the Confederate States, then he is hereby authorized to call on each State, whenever he thinks it expedient, for her quota of 300,000 troops, in addition to those subject to military service under existing laws, or so many thereof as the President may deem necessary to be raised from such classes of the population, irrespective of color, in each State, as the proper authorities thereof may determine: Provided, That not more than twenty-five per cent. of the male slaves between the ages of eighteen and forty-five, in any State, shall be called for under the provisions of this act.

SEC 5. That nothing in this act shall be construed to authorize a change in the relation which the said slaves shall bear toward their owners, except by consent of the owners and of the States in which they may reside, and in pursuance of the laws thereof.

Approved March 13, 1865.

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ORIGINAL: Gil R.

We also added a rule that causes a chance of unrest in the slave-holding Union states when the North emancipates. (Unrest in the game can be very, very bad, cutting off production from an area for a time and even destroying some infrastructure.)

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ORIGINAL: dh76513

Among some of the game features, the website boasts, “Control the careers of more than 1,000 generals....every general from the Civil War!” Is it possible to restructure, the union or confederate command structure by promoting, and/or reassigning field generals outside the historical boundaries or are the players not allowed to manipulate the command structure (e.g., would it be possible to replace Robert Lee with James Longstreet or Ulysses Grant with William Sherman; is it possible for Lee to accept a major command for the Union)? In Fact, Lee almost did accept a Union command appointment. However, when Lee’s home state of Virginia seceded he decided to join the Confederacy with his family, friends, and other Virginians to protect his homeland.