My family came here from Ireland in 1850. My gg grandfather served in the US Army. First in ‘’The Indian Territory of Oklahoma’’ according to family history. He was a medical orderly at Fort Sill. He later went on to prominence as a medical steward in The Surgeon Generals Office in Washington, DC During The Civil War. He wrote “The US Army Surgeons Manual’’. His name was William C. Grace. Here’s something for you to do Lampster. Google “Us Army Surgeons Manual’’/William C. Grace’’. That’s my ancestor. Do it. And as far as I’m concerned you’re a Reb. And I was born in the northeastern NJ town of Kearny. Named for it’s most famous local son Union General Phil Kearny.
But I don't have to defend my ancestors because they weren't here at the time. That's why I can be more objective about what happened.
The North should have left the South alone. 750,000 people didn't need to die. Everything would have resolved itself without bloodshed if given enough time.