Mosby's Men in Southern Maryland

[Gene C]

(07-30-2012 08:40 AM)Laurie Verge Wrote:  I'm sorry, but I just don't see how historians can completely ignore the Confederate hierarchy in this final scheme against Lincoln. They were sure in on other related plots, some sanctioned and some not.

You can't expect these leaders to know everything that was going on by their underlings.

Look at our current group of politicians. If something goes wrong, let's blame in on the previous administration or the opposing political party. At the very worst, someone in their department was making a decision and approved an activity beyond their level of authority that the leader in question knew nothing about and would not have authorized (Pass the buck, it's not my fault, or deny, deny and deny again - and hope it goes away)