Battle of Appomattox: Understanding General Lee's Surrender

Ammo.com ^ | 7/26/2021 | Sam Jacobs

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The Battle of Appomattox Courthouse is considered by many historians the end of the Civil War and the start of post-Civil War America. The events of General Robert E. Lee’s surrender to General and future President Ulysses S. Grant at a small town courthouse in Central Virginia put into effect much of what was to follow.

The surrender at Appomattox Courthouse was about reconciliation, healing, and restoring the Union. While the Radical Republicans had their mercifully brief time in the sun rubbing defeated Dixie’s nose in it, they represented the bleeding edge of Northern radicalism that wanted to punish the South, not reintegrate it into the Union as an equal partner.

The sentiment of actual Civil War veterans is far removed from the attitude of the far left in America today. Modern day “woke-Americans” clamor for the removal of Confederate statues in the South, the lion’s share of which were erected while Civil War veterans were still alive. There was little objection to these statues at the time because it was considered an important part of the national reconciliation to allow the defeated South to honor its wartime dead and because there is a longstanding tradition of memorializing defeated foes in honor cultures.

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It appears clear to me that any honest reading of the historical record would cause a realization that states did indeed have the right to leave the Union and that holding them in control through force was completely against the intent and understanding of the Founders.

The historical record indicates that 11 of the original states seceded from the AoC union and formed another union, leaving NC and RI behind. NC and RI did not leave the AoC union; that union was dissolved when the other 11 members left.

Lincoln broke the nation and broke the constitution.

Lincoln did such stuff as to implement an unapportioned income tax which was prohibited prior to the 16th Amendment. Lincoln asserted his authority to suspend the issuance of the writ of habeas corpus. Congress was granted authority to suspend the privilege of the writ, and absolutely nobody, not even Congress, had the authority to suspend the issuance of the writ with a required return of the writ. This list goes on, but those are two notorious and well documented examples of violating the Constitution.

I recall you having previously informed me about the doings in regard to Rhode Island, and that was very enlightening. I don't recall you telling me about Vermont before, but you may have done.

Below are links to some of my posts. In re VT, you were an addee on my #405 of 07/30/2020 which only addressed VT briefly. Fuller discussion is at some of the other links, if of interest.

[07/15/2020 - 11 STATES] https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/3863555/posts?page=378#378

[07/15/2020 - VT] https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/3863555/posts?page=413#413

[07/30/2020 - VT] https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3867237/posts?page=405#405

[07/31/2020 - VT] https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3867237/posts?page=435#435

[07/31/2020 - 11 STATES] https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3867237/posts?page=442#442

[08/03/2020 - VT & 11 STATES] https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/3867237/posts?page=507#507

[08/06/2020 - VT] https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/3867237/posts?page=584#584

[06/20/2021] Start of CW https://freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/3966037/posts?page=414#414