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Evaporation of this idea that the war can be quick and bloodless. >> oh, very gloomy is the house of woe, where tears are falling while the bell is knelling. a sense of mystery the spirit daunted and said, "the place is haunted." [ laughter ] >> manassas is a disaster, mr. president. >> [ coughs ] >> draft an official message. i need 500,000 fresh troops and a competent commander. >> lincoln blames irvin mcdowells inexperience for the defeat at manassas, so he turns to a brilliant

But jefferson davis, like lincoln, is under pressure to attack his enemys capital. an ambitious plan to engage the union troops is fueled by a southern attitude of confidence and superiority. >> any man from alabamas worth at least three yanks. well be home in a week. >> now, what the rebel troops may lack in numbers and equipment, they make up for with a rebel pride, a fierce determination to hold on to their southern way of life no matter the consequence. >> [ chuckles ] >> with the confederat...

>> fire! >> lincolns attempt to occupy alexandria ends in bloodshed, creating martyrs on both sides. the northern public demands justice for the shooting of ellsworth, but the south considers the killing of james jackson, on confederate soil, an act of northern aggression. confederate president jefferson davis sends thousands of rebel troops to manassas, virginia, to defend against a union invasion. >> alabama, fall in. [ horses neighing ] >> if tyrants has invaded your soil, rally to the standa...

>> fire! >> lincolns attempt to occupy alexandria ends in bloodshed, creating martyrs on both sides. the northern public demands justice for the shooting of ellsworth, but the south considers the killing of james jackson, on confederate soil, an act of northern aggression. fferjen davis sends thousands of rebel troops to manassas, virginia, to defend against a union invasion. >> alabama, fall in. [ horses neighing ] >> if tyrants has invaded your soil, rally to the standard of your state and cou...

Evaporation of this idea that the war can be quick and bloodless. >> oh, very gloomy is the house of woe, where tears are falling while the bell is knelling. a sense of mystery the spirit daunted and said, "the place is haunted." [ laughter ] >> manassa a disaster, mr. president. >> [ coughs ] >> draft an official message. i need 500,000 fresh troops and a competent commander. >> lincoln blames irvin mcdowells inexperience for the defeat at manassas, so he turns to a brilliant

But jefferson davis, like lincoln, is under pressure to attack his enemys capital. an ambitious plan to engage the union troops is fueled by a southern attitude of confidence and superiority. >> any man from alabamas worth at least three yanks. well be home in a week. >> now, what the rebel troops may lack in numbers and equipment, they make up for with a rebel pride, a fierce determination to hold on to their southern way of life no matter the consequence. >> [ chuckles ] >> with the confederat...