My thoughts were directed towards the inconsistency of his conclusion.
He was put into a terrible position by the times in which he lived.....his being an intelligent man only made it worse. He could either fight the Union or fight his friends, neighbors, and family which I suppose he decided was the "dishonor" that he could not abide. I suppose he could have resigned from the army and NOT fought for either side, making his name mud with both.
"Treason" is only treason if you lose. George Washington, the Sons of Liberty, the signers of the Declaration were no more or less treasonous than the Confederates......but they won and until recent times were nearly deified. Had they lost, their executions would be footnotes in British history.
As for today, if the country eventually votes in communism with all that goes along with it like confiscation of property and guns, if any of us raises our hands against it, guess what......we'll be traitors if we lose.
"Men must be governed by God or they will be ruled by tyrants". --- William Penn
