[Locomotive Breath]

I feel your pain. I lived in Illinois for three years and got the same. Victor's history. By any modern measure Sherman and Sheridan were guilty of war crimes (aggressive warfare against an undefended civilian population). Lee in Maryland and Pennsylvania refused to do so. I've wondered how things might have turned out if Lee had been willing to leave a trail of smoldering wreckage in his wake?

[Alia]

You got more "facts" than I did. In schools, it basically went like this: "All war is bad. People who engage in war are bad. Slavery is bad. Therefore the US Military is bad".

etc. etc.etc. I grew up in libraries all over northern California, therefore and got my history there.

I've wondered how things might have turned out if Lee had been willing to leave a trail of smoldering wreckage in his wake?

Stopped in my tracks. Yes, you are quite right. I'll probably dream about this question tonight.