These so-called Southern Unionists you tout were mostly men who had long since left the South and forged deeper ties northward. Thomas was married to a New Yorker from Troy, NY. Farragut barely spent any time in the South after childhood, raised instead by his adopted Northern-leaning naval father Porter. Winfield Scott ran for president from New Jersey after decades away.
The endless lies about these fake or marginal Unionists exist to prop up the bigger lie that Southerners were traitors with no real loyalty owed to their states. They cherry-pick outliers to suggest the Confederacy was a fringe rebellion rather than the will of the Southern people exercising their sovereign rights. Sam Houston was of course a "loyal citizen of the CSA"--in his own words and remained loyal to Texas. This shows again that the NR "conservatives" don't know basic historical facts.
And this is why ignorance is not owned by the left. In fact, it is why the left can get away with destroying statues.
Scott owed his loyalty to NY--where he lived.
Lee owed his loyalty to VA--where he lived.
See how easy that is? I know many of my followers won't like hearing this but you must: "conservatives" are dumber than liberals. The activists know they are lying--Follett really is an idiot.
There ought to be NO DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME (including no permanent DST). Restore permanent Standard Time! 🎵 “(There Ought to Be a) Moonlight Saving Time” by Frank Luther & the High Hatters (1931)
#Onthisday (5/1/1861) Gov Ellis of NC explains why the state must secede. The word slavery never appears. He explains that Lincoln's coercion of the cotton states is unconstitutional. The outline of the events is almost perfect. Read and save it.
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