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Unintended Consequences Of Secession | Walter Edgar's Journal - Episode 1

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In this first segment on The Dogs of War, Dr. Emory Thomas briefly discusses the unintended consequences of secession. Some of those consequences included the implementation of state socialism in some areas, the first ever military draft in the United States, and a tithe imposed on civilians by the Confederate government.  

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Animosity and No Hindsight | Walter Edgar's Journal
Episode 4
In this segment, Dr. Thomas discusses the attitudes and animosity the North showed the South, and vice-versa. He then discusses how many people on both sides did not consider the consequences of such...
Unintended Consequences Of Secession | Walter Edgar's Journal
 - Episode 1 The Dogs Of War (Full Version)

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The Dogs Of War (Full Version)
Episode 6
Dr. Emory Thomas, the Regents Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Georgia, joins Dr. Edgar for a discussion of the Civil War in this 150th year anniversary of its beginning. Thomas has...