Well..hmmmmm, let's see, Confederate is defeated, home burned, property stolen or emancipated, economy ruined, Carpetbaggers etc. have taken away his right to vote????!!!! Who the hell WOULDN'T BE BITTER?!
I mean seriously, the man was obviously FED UP!
The term 'sore loser' springs to mind. Well, ol' Innes should have remembered that sometimes you start things that jess don't turn out quite like ya planned.
I suppose the krauts & japs were fed up with losing wars they started as well.
The Civil War is long over (for normal Americans) The enemy this nation is confronting todays does not give a damn what any of us believe. They only want to slaughter US! (Unless we, as a united nation, counter the cancer & the state sponsored sources, no matter how much bloody oil they possess.)
Just look at the Japanese, they have gotten over a NUKE attack and allied themselves with US.. made a very wise choice indeed.