There was no we as far as Kansas was concerned, since it didn't exist. Your Kansans came from elsewhere, both north and south, and was quite the tumultuous place in that era, moreso than many states. So, don't go wrapping yourself in the Revolution, as if it were uniquely yours. That war was won in South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia. I know it's hard for you, but try to remember that.
‘That war was won in South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia.’
Actually it was ‘won’ the moment Vickburg fell, its a testiment to the unbelievable endurance of the South that the war continued for two years after it fell in July of 1863.