[CyberCowboy777]

Except that we won that battle of independence and the South did not.

Also, I believe our "merry band of states" were fighting for freedom, not fighting to limit freedom.

[talleyman]

"Also, I believe our "merry band of states" were fighting for freedom, not fighting to limit freedom."

'T'was the Union that fought to limit freedom, not the other way around.