Even though Jefferson Knew that the town was a crucial town to the confederates, the reason he decided not to send reinforcement was due to the fact that they were already outmatched and lacked support.
The confederacy was the term used to refer to the confederate states. These were the 11 states of the Southern part of the United States that wanted to leave the union of the nation.
They were to leave due to the fact that slavery had been abolished in all of the country.
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