[RightCenter]

Funny, I don't seem to remember when the Union army massacred its prisoners.

[Oklahoma]

The war in the Ozarks was a true "brother against brother" conflict conducted by guerrilla irregulars that operated more like armed bandits. I had a great grandfather "bushwhacked" in Washington County, Arkansas. Two of his sons were Confederate and the other was Unionist. Read the "Inside War" by Michael Fellman and you'll get a good idea about how brutal the war there was on both sides, civilian and combatant.

If you believe the Northern Armies were innocent of atrocities you are sadly mistaken. Grant basically starved Vicksburg to death and don't forget what Sherman did in his march to the sea. As far as Confederates prisoners being massacred one example is the infamous George Custer allegedly murdering Southerners in his custody while fighting in Virginia.