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Originally Posted by Stu from NYC
Actually they didnt take up arms to attack the US. They took up arms when the south was invaded.
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These may be the original "alternate facts". "The bloodiest four years in American history begin when Confederate shore batteries under General P.G.T. Beauregard open fire on Union-held Fort Sumter in South Carolina’s Charleston Bay."
U.S. Civil War Begins - HISTORY
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Originally Posted by Stu from NYC
Talk to folks in the south and they will tell you the war was fought for states rights. A very small percentage of southerners owned slaves and the practice was dying out as it was becoming uneconomic.
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More of the same: all 5 of the original states to declare cessation specifically mention slavery. I'm not going to quote each declaration; you can read them for yourself here:
The Declaration of Causes of Seceding States | American Battlefield Trust Your second statement here is a no-brainer: armies as a rule are made up mostly of commoners. Nobody ever thought it was only slave owners that did the fighting & dying.
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Originally Posted by Stu from NYC
Having said this slavery was an abhorrent act and should be condemned. However the leaders of that time should be evaluated according to the times.
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They are and were being evaluated according to the time. They each fought against the U.S. government to uphold the southern tradition of slavery.
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Originally Posted by Stu from NYC
Robert E Lee did some amazing things after the war and he is an important part of our history and should be remembered.
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If he should be remembered because of the amazing things he did
after the war, how many of the statues of R.E. Lee DO NOT show him in Confederate military uniform?