[Heyworth]

I do not think those things acceptable. What I refuse to accept is that the south never did a single thing wrong, and that all transgressions were on the side of the north.

Some questions:

1. Were there any innocent victims at Lawrence?

2. How many blacks were lynched in the New York draft riots (an actual number, not just a lurid description from a Radical Republican newspaper)?

3. Were any unarmed prisoners killed at Fort Pillow?

4. Were any prisoners arbitrarily shot by guards at Andersonville?

5. What percentage of southern families owned slaves?

6. Have you contacted Dr. Lubar yet?

[snippy_about_it]

I think it is safe to say that in life and especially in war there are bad apples in every bunch, fanatics and sympathizers. The history of the War between the States needs to be looked at in it's broad scope.

Bad and Good on both sides. We've certainly covered that here by covering stories of exceptional and not so exceptional military leaders on both sides. We've covered heroic stories of individual troops, on both sides. The good, bad and ugly exists in the human spirit so it is only natural that as Americans whichever side you tend to support would have had it's share of all the human traits.