Originally Posted by saddlegun
Originally Posted by 5sdad
I would say that the vast majority fought because someone told them to do so.


Exactly true.
And in the end they died for nothing.



Spot on. Died for NOTHING! The outcome of the bloodbath of the Civil War was already pre-determined by evil politicians. I actually came to tears when I learned my family tree history, and I realized that I had potential relatives that never existed, but would have, had my ancestors not been killed in that evil war. I served 2 tours in Afghanistan, and nothing has changed; the dead soldiers I witnessed died for nothing also. Tragic, and heartbreaking


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