AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861 1865
THE FIRST BATTLE OF BULL RUN
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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The end results would have changed because the Confederate General helped their army win the war
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The ending would not change because they had Beauregard and never really needed the help in the long run
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Most importantly, it would either force Lincoln’s capitulation or prolong the war with the perception that the South could last as long as it had to, again forcing Northern capitulation. Either way, a Southern victory at Gettysburg would have changed the entire course of the war and the course of American history.
Detailed explanation-2: -We can imagine that the northern countries would have been much weakened, politically and economically. Their industrious prosperity would have been stopped and slavery would have remained in all the United-States for a long time.
Detailed explanation-3: -Beauregard’s decision to abandon Corinth-a vital rail center-further contributed to his poor relationship with Jefferson Davis, and he was subsequently relieved from duty while on sick leave and replaced by General Braxton Bragg.
Detailed explanation-4: -Confederate soldiers would be immediately paroled and allowed to return home. They would be given rations and in some cases transportation. They would not go to prison and would not be prosecuted for treason. Surrender would be the way to end the war quickly and with the least amount of bloodshed.