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5. One Error in your Thread, it was FRENCH Troops, the Russian Fleet was defending the USA

Sat Nov 8, 2014, 10:01 PM

Nov 2014

The US Federal Government was allied with the Russians. The South was allied with England and France. In fact the Russian Fleet was based in Northern Cities and California during the US Civil War with standing orders to follow US Navy Orders if Britain to France intervened in the US Civil War.

http://historygallery.com/prints/PunchLincoln/1863czar/1863czar.htm

http://www.loyno.edu/~history/journal/1983-4/delehaye.htm

http://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/1935-05/visit-russian-squadrons-1863

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Origins of the Republican Party and Economic Roots of the Civil War [View all] bucolic_frolic Nov 2014 OP

As Big a Lie ............... bucolic_frolic Nov 2014 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author Odin2005 Nov 2014 #4

Also suggest bucolic_frolic Nov 2014 #2

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Yes, you are correct bucolic_frolic Nov 2014 #6