Reply #89: the south left. they had the ball first. Jeez. Lincoln was relieving a

[roguevalley]

fort with people in it who didn't commit treason. I had relatives on both sides and even had them fight each other in the same battle on both sides. My great grandpa was with Shelby's cavalry and was a prisoner held in New Orleans until he escaped and hid out in Southern Illinois. The south still bears the burden and the shame of this war.