For your benefit, I repost my Post #57.
Yes, and by force of arms our rebellion became a revolution.
But we did not go to war against England to preserve Conservative values, family values, nor Christian values, or (British) patriotism; and I would scoff at anyone who claims we did; we fought to be free from being ruled ineffectually and for the benefit of others from several thousand miles away.
The Confederacy had neither legal legitimacy, or the legitimacy that comes from prevailing through force of arms.
Neither do I see them as the defenders of Conservatism, family values, Christianity or patriotism. They defended States Rights, specifically the “right” to keep people as slaves.
Sure they had legal legitimacy. Everyone who wins has legal legitimacy. They didn’t win, so now they are not legit.
So going to war to force civil change is conservative? Granting citizenship to only the slaves in conquered areas is family values? Burning a town and killing women and children is Christian? Telling individual states they must abide by the Federal Government is patriotism?