Gettysburg deleted scene 2 - Lee and Taylor

Deleted from DVD, expanded scene with Gen. Lee and Maj. Taylor

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[rob9641]

@Lexington73300 Except that the ANV was rounding up anyone black in PA and sending them South into slavery, even free blacks.

[Fendercat2000]

@Rikki0 "Jefferson Davis sent him a letter stating that he would free every slave in the South if Lincoln would allow a peaceful secession. " - I don't think so. Please name your source on this, sounds like revisionist history silliness to me. Why the would Davis free every slave since slavery was the backbone of his economy? Yes, Lincoln's main objective was to preserve the Union but his opposition to slavery grew over time, don't forget, he used his re-election to push the 13th ammendment.

[rob9641]

@ncfreeman86 Lots of sources - Coddington "The Gettysburg Campaign" p. 161 is the one I can put my hands on most readily.

[ncfreeman86]

@rob9641 I am replying to your statement that the Army of Northern Virginia rounded up all the blacks it got its hands on to drag them back to slavery, I'm not doubting that its possible that happened I'd just like to know where you heard it. Thanks.

[rob9641]

@ncfreeman86 Sorry - I don't know which of my posts you're asking about. Can you be specific about what "this" is?

[ncfreeman86]

@rob9641 I had not heard this but it is possible. Can you tell me what your source is for this?

[rob9641]

@Rikki0 I've read it, too, and I'll accept it's as accurate a transcription as you could get in those days, but I don't think it says what you think it says. I see no offer to free every slave if there is peaceful secession - in fact, there's no offer from Davis of any kind. . I see Jacques saying, well what if the north said thus and such, and Davis saying "you can emancipate every slave and we'll still fight to secede." You can't pick a line out of context - context is everything.

[Rikki0]

@Fendercat2000 The meeting has been confirmed and I can give you that site as well if you wish it. Precise transcription of meetings has existed since medieval times and before. This is one of Davis' quotes that you read, "You have already emancipated nearly two millions of our slaves, and if you will take care of them you may emancipate the rest.", yet you still refuse to accept the facts. You sir do not care for the truth of history. You only care for your preconceptions.

[Fendercat2000]

@Rikki0 I googled it. First, that website is full with some of the darkest sides of human thought I have ever seen, terrifying. Second, its a "transcription" that can't be found anywhere else on google...hmmm, I wonder why. There are no transcribed conversations word for word from that time in history so when one pops up, be very suspcious. Lastly, if we pretend its real, Davis never says he would free the slaves, he only flippantly dismisses the notion of emancipation itself. Nice try.

[Rikki0]

@rob9641 Look at the reply I sent to Fendercat, rob. It's there.

[Rikki0]

@Fendercat2000 I was slightly mistaken. The offer was not made in a letter but in a meeting with two of Lincolns representatives who had been sent to meet with Davis. I have tried several times to copy the URL to this reply but keep getting an error message. I'll try it this way. Do a google search for "An interview with President Jefferson Davis". The top one to come up contains the context of the meeting. The context was not relayed by Davis. That's just the title.