KB:  That's just your opinion.  I know many southerners, even some who display the Confederate battle flag.  They display it as a proud symbol of their heritage as Southerners.  To them it has nothingto do with treason or slavery.  Fewer than 3% of Southerners actually owned slaves during the Civil War.  Most fought for reasons totally unrelated to slavery.  Some fought for political reasons, most did not.  They were caught up in a quasi-patriotic fervor and often joined for adventure, having no job or because their buddies or brothers did.  They, like most, had no idea of the horrors of war only the romantic appeal of it.  They learned quickly that they were mistaken.  The reasons I stated for joining the army applied equally to both sides.