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Originally Posted by Frankie117
Indeed. Recall that Sherman was also responsible for the near extinction of bison on the Great Plains after the war, and for the starvation and subsequent extermination of the tribes that depended on them for sustenance. But I have never heard any complaints.
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Hence the terms, to the victor belongs the spoils, and the history.
This thread will turn into a debate on the civil war, and which side was right and wrong. In reality, both sides were very wrong for many of their actions for one reason or another.
As I've tried to point out to others, I think slavery was wrong, and the Union as a whole was wrong for supporting slavery. But that doesn't mean I have to take a negative view of slave owners and traders, because that was simply a part of America at the time. Many of the founding fathers supported slavery, traded slaves, and owned slaves. But we don't bring that up when we talk about them. The Souths leaders were slapped with the slavery label, and for some reason people can't overlook their views, even though they mirror many of America's greatest leaders views.
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