OK, at least you tried, but that’s not traitorous. All the southern states did was sever ties from a union that they no longer wanted to be a part of. Did they not offer pre-CW history at OSU? Because you are patently ignorant of the nature of the union before 1860. There were no “Americans”. There were Virginians, Alabamans, New Yorkers, etc. The United States used plural pronouns (they/them - your kind should love that) and plural verbs (the United States are… ). Perhaps I’m giving you too much credit, but you’ve probably also noticed that military units on both sides were largely organized at the state level. The southern states were nothing more than break-away states, like Latvia, Kazakhstan, and yes, the beloved Ukraine (and others).
Since you prefer C&P and links to actual discussion, here’s a good article as to why the southerners weren’t traitorous or treasonous. The US government was actually afraid to try Jefferson Davis for treason because they might not get the result they wanted.
Was Secession Legal?
Why wasn’t Confederate President Jefferson Davis ever tried for treason? According to a new book, it’s because the Union thought there was a strong possibility that his case would raise troubling questions about the constitutionality of secession, and that a possible acquittal would signal that...
Also noteworthy is that Louisiana and Tennessee both elected electors (for Lincoln) in the 1864 election, but those electors were rejected by congress, as they were not considered part of the union. Kind of hard to be a traitor when the supposedly betrayed nation doesn’t consider you part of it, eh dumbfvck?
Carrion, pedoscott.
