Its really simple Walt ... you Yankees won the war, so you can tell the story any way you want ... even if it means lying.
Its really simple Walt ... you Yankees won the war, so you can tell the story any way you want ... even if it means lying.
I'm not a Yankee. I was born and grew up in Chattanooga, Tennessee. I had several relatives in the ANV. My mother even got a copy of a document signed by Walter Taylor (Lee's adjutant)relating to one of my relatives. I also had at least one relative on the CSA side at Shiloh. In fact, I know of no relatives of mine who fought for the Union.
It -is- clear, however, that the heroes of the war were all wearing blue.
As an aside, my mom has also proved a distant link to our family and Francis Scott Key.
If he was a Yankee, I am glad of it.
Now, it is simply false to say that I can tell the story any way I like -just- because the United States subdued the giant reballion against it. You can check the note by N-S just above. The most damning words come from the rebels themselves.
Walt