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
I am here to fight for the South's right to fly the Confederate Flag as part of its heritage. I could care less if it offends you or anyone else. It is a basic freedom that people are guaranteed under the 1st Amendment. I have served on active duty in the Navy for 19 years to defend that Constitution and Bill of Rights that so many want to limit to fit the PC "sensitivity" mold! I fight against tyranny of every form. Where liberty is threatened ... there am I. That is now! Whether you think the South was right or not is immaterial to me, I believe what I believe, and I'll defend everyone's right to be free to fly whatever flag they want!