In the midst of the vicious and violent assault by willfully ignorant street mobs on American historical memory prior to Year Zero (formerly known as 2009 when Obama took office), here is vital authoritative factual information you need to know. There are two seminal issues to consider when examining the War of 1861-1865: They are the defense of revolutionary Southern self-determination or secession, and abolitionism. Why did the Southern states want to leave the Union? Why did the Northern states refuse to let them go? The War was both the culmination and repudiation of the American Revolution. The War marked … Continue reading The Damn Yankees and Their War