"I have not attacked those who disagreed with me -"
Old Sarge merely attempted to state another side of the arguement and you started in with ad-hominem attacks on him, his patriotism and his choice of political leanings. If that's your idea of "discourse" then you my friend need help.
Old Sarge did not attempt to state another side of the argument, he ASSumed that because I held my view, that I was a troll and begin attacking me in that regard. He has been flatly proven wrong on not only that, but on the legality of secession.
His opinion of Lincoln is just that, an opinion, and cannot be proven wrong. But if you're going to rewrite history, it's better not to do it for things so recent.