[DiogenesLamp]

Just as a point of fact, there were 15 slave states in 1860. Only 11 chose to secede.

I was referring to the original 13 slave states that seceded from the British Union.

[Ditto]

I was referring to the original 13 slave states that seceded from the British Union.

LOL. They didn’t “secede”. They Rebelled. They were never under any illusion that the British would just let them go their merry way.

[HandyDandy]

”British Union”
tsk, tsk. That’s only in your imagination. Remember? We’ve talked about this.