And you mine, so stop with the traitor talk and I will stop also. I, at least, try to put myself in 19th century Northern brogans, you wouldn't dare make that leap the other way. Give me that.
You'd be wrong, there. I think I have a pretty good idea of why the average southern soldier was fighting, and I would never say that he was fighting for slavery, at least in his mind. He was fighting for his home, his community, his state, and for his interpretation of his rights. You, on the other hand, appear to be simply baffled by anyone who remained loyal to the United States and answered the call of the flag.