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Reckon this question.could go in a couple different forums, but putting it here as my question is primarily political.
Been reading about the Red River Campaign and the myriad of reasons that converged to finally give it the go ahead......
But one I've seen is Banks had political aspirations to make a run against Lincoln if successful. Wouldn't Lincoln have been aware of this? When other factors such as French in Mexico combined with demand for cotton to sway a go ahead, why wouldn't he have replaced Banks with a more career minded then political minded officer?
Been reading about the Red River Campaign and the myriad of reasons that converged to finally give it the go ahead......
But one I've seen is Banks had political aspirations to make a run against Lincoln if successful. Wouldn't Lincoln have been aware of this? When other factors such as French in Mexico combined with demand for cotton to sway a go ahead, why wouldn't he have replaced Banks with a more career minded then political minded officer?
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