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To: WhiskeyPapa
Hundreds of thousands of loyal Union men came forward to fight and maintain the Union under the interpretation I (and President Buchanan, among others) present.

Almost two thirds of the country - almost HALF of the Yankees based on the 1864 election results, sided with the Confederacy.

175 posted on 09/10/2003 8:07:31 AM PDT by 4CJ (Come along chihuahua, I want to hear you say yo quiero taco bell. - Nolu Chan, 28 Jul 2003)
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To: 4ConservativeJustices
Almost two thirds of the country - almost HALF of the Yankees based on the 1864 election results, sided with the Confederacy.

That comment does little to amplify why Jefferson Davis was captured wearing women's clothing.

Walt

177 posted on 09/10/2003 8:20:05 AM PDT by WhiskeyPapa (Virtue is the uncontested prize.)
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To: 4ConservativeJustices
Almost two thirds of the country - almost HALF of the Yankees based on the 1864 election results, sided with the Confederacy.

I'm too lazy to look it up, but didn't President Lincoln carry every state but New Jersey in 1864?

Walt

178 posted on 09/10/2003 8:25:15 AM PDT by WhiskeyPapa (Virtue is the uncontested prize.)
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