That is so true. For instance, we are going to know a great deal about Obama once he is out of power.
Far from being a bastion of tradition and religion, the Confederate movers and shakers were often driven by a crude social Darwinism to justify their greedy ways. Alexander Stephens’ “Cornerstone” speech contains some notable expressions of this mindset.
“Even while Confederate soldiers starved, they refused to take anything from the civilian populace.”
Good article. Howsomever, the author should read up on General Morgan and the Confederate Kentucky Cavalry(Alligator Horse) that he led. General Morgan led his troops into Indiana and Ohio. They helped themselves to civilian goods on more than one occasion.
They did not, however, conduct a scorched earth policy like Sheridan or Sherman.
That quote probably came from Weaver’s The Southern Tradition At Bay, or Southern Essays.
IIRC Weaver taught English at a university in Chicago.
I might have agreed before Baraq Hussein mohammed 0bama [aka Barry Soetoro] established his dictatorial regime - now
The South Will Rise Again!
"Southern man don't need him around"