James, it is a remarkable presentation. I wanted to comment on it earlier, but it was lost in the maze below and I could not find it again.

I loved the point how the North only got stronger by using emancipated slaves (200, 000) while they South got increasingly weaker for not using them. lee's letter spells it out in the same terms.

I invite others to watch the Youtube video. It is just incredible.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjBwCSZC-20