The confederates were kind of traitors. The had sold out for the British. There is a lot to the story that has been hidden.

The Russians were more American during the civil war than the confederacy.

They Europeans were getting cheap textiles from the south, from the cheap labor. It wasnt the union that freed slaves it was industry.

I barely remember any of this so its really parsed down. But there is plenty of information out there for one the flesh out the details.

I used to think the rebel flag was cool until i learned this stuff.