[lentulusgracchus]

You would more likely be like Ruffin, screaming for rebellion and cursing the 'vile, Yankee race.' Of course then Ruffin stayed at home and let others do the fighting until they lost and then he blew his brains out

His vita here:

http://blueandgraytrail.com/event/Edmund_Ruffin

He served in uniformed service in the War of 1812 (no combat), and enlisted at 74 in the Palmetto Guards of South Carolina. He was present at Sumter (didn't fire the "first shot") and at Bull Run, his only combat experiences.

I'm sure you'd rather he continued to serve with Jackson's foot cavalry.

[Non-Sequitur]

I'm sure you'd rather he continued to serve with Jackson's foot cavalry.

No, he made a better chickenhawk.