What you Neo Yankee thugs fail to realize that the USA was actually a real republic at one point. You are looking at the 19th century thru a 21st century lens. You all seem so foolish....
I would say Virginia was showing loyalty to herself, not the Confederacy.
Fair enough.
But you really ought to stop saying Lincoln invaded a loyal state, because in doing so you are implying that the state was loyal to the Union. Which is just factually incorrect.