Ulysses S. Grant identified two political parties in the USA. Traitors and Patriots. Source in comments.
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I decided to delete that comment, it's not helpful. But I will let you in on a little secret ....
There are still books from the 1800's that exist that you yourself can read. But you won't
They are vastly different than what is contained in the Houghton-Mifflin, Addison-Wesley joo propaganda of today.
Don't just read one guy's version, read both N and S texts and compare. None of the texts mention slavery as a grievance or reason for the war in any kind of meaningful way until after 2 years into the war. It was not the reason, it was the excuse. That's why the North kept their slaves AFTER the South gave theirs up. <-- historical, documented fact. By the way, Juneteenth never happened, but you probably believe that fairytale too, right?
Wise up, son. You don't know half of what you think you do, but you DO know a lot of narrative. Get that sorted out...
I have a huge tome on the history of slavery, dated 1850, complete with census data. What news do you want to impart?
I have family history. Are you saying that is all a mirage? Or that they were too stupid to understand what was going on?
The reason for the war was about secession and the continuation of the Union. The underlying cause was the desire of the South to continue slavery. The only issue settled by the victory (May 26, 1865) was the one of secession. It took the 13th Amendment (December 6, 1865) to settle the issue of slavery, which I do believe applied to all slaves, North or South. Up through 1863, Lincoln was offering the South a peaceful resolution of the war if it would renounce slavery. They refused, and from that point, proposals for an amendment were in play.
I've only heard of "Juneteenth" in recent years. It was the declaration of the enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation in Texas on June 19, 1865. Do you have some grudge against the celebration of that occasion? It is curious to me that the date has been buried most of my lifetime.
I would be willing to bet that I have more basis to call you "son" than you have to call me. That kind of sneer is a tell against your scholarship.