Well, I don't have the Federal Code in front of me, so I'm not positive on that definition of treason. Without that, I'm turning to Webster's, which defines it as:
"Violation of allegiance toward one's country or sovereign, especially the betrayal of one's country by waging war against it or by consciously and purposely acting to aid its enemies."
With that definition, how could the confederates not be guilty of treason?
I don't mean that as an insult. I understand why they did what they did. Had they won, they would have been revolutionaries and another set of "founding fathers". They lost though, which makes them traitors. Funny how one treaty can turn you into a hero or a traitor so quickly.
Look beyond your admiration for the Confederacy for a second and just read the definition and look at the facts. You can admire them all you want to. And, in MANY cases I do. But that does not mean they are not guilty of treason.
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