To: ArizonaJosie
Because they were Americans that fought for their beliefs. Most of the Confederates didn’t care one way or the other about slavery (same as the Union soldiers), just that their country was invaded by the Union.
It is a very sad thing that there were so many radicals on both sides that forced a war.
Should you ever be under the impression that there was a real winner of that war, think again.
92 posted on
05/01/2008 1:47:14 PM PDT by
Old Mountain man
(Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice!)
To: Old Mountain man
That was a really good post.
106 posted on
05/01/2008 8:04:34 PM PDT by
wardaddy
(Wright offers church for blacks who can't quite stomach Islam)
To: Old Mountain man
Because they were Americans that fought for their beliefs. Most of the Confederates didn’t care one way or the other about slavery (same as the Union soldiers), just that their country was invaded by the Union. It is a very sad thing that there were so many radicals on both sides that forced a war.
Should you ever be under the impression that there was a real winner of that war, think again.
Well said & worth repeating.
237 posted on
05/08/2008 9:56:32 AM PDT by
Sue Perkick
(And I hope that what I've done here today doesn't force you to have a negative opinion of me....)
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