I still feel that the Southern states should have been allowed to go their own way in peace, and that a bloody war pitting family against family to establish Washington DC supremacy was a tragedy in every sense of the word.
We are still living with the consequences of making the Federal government into some sort of god.
I thank you for your thoughtful words. You have
my respect. Thank you for your interest, as well.
I have always had a deep respect for those who
legitimately fought for the South (with exception
for the bushwhacker elements on either side).
Not all Confederate soldiers owned slaves, of course.
Regardless, if armies from other areas invaded my
home area I would be driven to fight a war, too.
On another note I have much agreement with the
idea that the Constitution did not do a very good
job of preventing secession. But I also
understand that from the perspective of the US to
allow states to secede would eventually make the
remaining nation vulnerable to foreign nations,
especially England.