Granted, I have no love for the Confederacy due to what it represented, but lets not pretend that the North was some great hero. Up until the war, the North was definitely profiting from the goods produced from slaves, as they would buy the cotton and such and turn it into industrial products. Which, if I'm not mistaken, was why many were reluctant to make "freeing the slaves" a priority of the war. Not to mention when they finally did free them, it was a strategic move to rob the south of their labor force.
We don't here in the north. I saw a story on CNN that said some southerners wont carry 20's or 50's. GET OVER IT. You lost the Civil War in 1865.
roulettethedog
WTF? It takes an idiot to do that. Money is money, I live in Alabama and I don't give a damn who's on my money as long as I get my paycheck each week, granted, if you give me $100 bill I'll take that over either just because I'm less likely to spend it.
Because despite fighting for the wrong team, he was actually a pretty cool guy and was beloved by the soldiers in both armies during the American Civil War. Lincoln offered him the command of the entire Union Army, but Lee didn't want to fight against his fellow Virginians. If he had fought for the Union, it's very likely we would have a national holiday for him too. But he didn't, so we don't.
Agriculture. Keep in mind, though, that the north befitted from southern slavery just as greatly as did the south. For one to take the moral high-ground on behalf of the north when it comes to the issue of slavery is silly. I'm aware of this. Actually, I thought I mentioned that earlier.
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