Hello everyone! Here’s the 4th and final installment of “What did the South Fight For?” I hope you’ve enjoyed this series as much as I have enjoyed preparing it!

And now…

  How the Confederate Soldier Viewed the Union Soldier
The Confederate soldiers viewed Union soldiers as…

• Mercenary hordes
  
• A threat to the safety of their families, their homes and their way of life. In short, a threat to their heritage
  
• Unconstitutional Usurpers
  
• Misguided tools of Abraham Lincoln
  
• Cowards (when they began picking the fight with innocent Women and Children)
  
• Northern Aggressors
  
• Lazy Tax Collectors
• Overzealous and misinformed Patriots (They knew that everyone wasn’t aware of Lincoln’s agenda and truly wanted the country to stay united.
  

         
         And Did We All Live Happily Ever After?
From what you’ve read in this series, what do you think? Umm…No!

It would take far too long to explain it all here, but the Reconstruction did nothing to strengthen our relationship with the Northern states. Neither has the liberal media (Thank God for those who will print the truth and keep an open mind to our alternate but true account of History). Neither have those who scream “RACIST!” every time anyone says a positive word for the Confederacy or our dear old Southern Cross Flag. And neither has our corrupted education system. The winner writes the history books. Even in the South, decedents of Southern Patriots are taught that their ancestors were evil villains who tried to destroy this country and that pure and holy Abraham Lincoln valiantly, if somewhat reluctantly, took up the sword to stop them. They wish us to
remain in our sackcloth and ashes and repent our forefathers’ “sins”.

Sorry, I stopped apologizing a long time ago. :) I have dear friends in the North and I certainly don’t look at them as the enemy. But please realize that the mindset is still rampant in this country. So, Southerners, shake off the ashes and change out of your sackcloth. You have nothing to be ashamed of. The Confederacy has left us Heritage to be proud of!

If you are Northern, (And I say this in kindness :)) and you still don’t agree with the facts, that’s fine. Let’s just agree to disagree. If you want to learn more about the South’s fine heritage, buy my book! And if you do agree with the facts, Gold Bless You! We need all the help we can get, so share what you’ve learned with others!
I hope I’ve answered you’re questions about Why the South Fought. Have a question that wasn’t covered? Drop me a line at my Contacts page!

Supporting My Heritage,
Ryana Lynn
Jude 22

Hey, Y'all!
Okay, so by now, I guess you've figured out that this isn't updated weekly :) I come from a BUSY Ministry family, so that just isn't possible. Sorry :(
Now, Time for the 3rd installment of  What did the South Fight For?

So if Fort Sumter wasn’t the start of the war, why did the Southerners fire on it? Wasn’t that an act of war? No. Let’s look over some facts of the Ft. Sumter issue.

1. The Fort was in South Carolina (Obviously:)). If its guns were so employed, it could fire right on the town of Charleston, endangering the civilian population.
2. Since the Fort was on South Carolina terrain and South Carolina had declared its Independence from the Union, they had every right to take the fort into their own possession. I mean, when we declared our Independence from England, didn’t we try to get rid of the unwanted British soldiers? It’s normal to invite the invader to leave…or fight them if necessary.
3. To be “fair”, the state of South Carolina offered to buy the fort from the Union. After all, it had been built in the state during its sojourn in the Union, and they might feel entitled to some sort of reimbursement.
4. The Union Government refused to sell the fort. Why should they? Didn’t they view this state as rebellious and not part of a separate nation? Sounds even more to me like a certain Revolution that took place in the 1770’s…
5. When the Union refused to give up that which no longer belonged to them, South Carolina knew action had to be taken to insure the protection of their populace. And an added bonus was a ready built fort for their country’s use!
6. The fort was battered for the length of April 12th, and on the 13th, Robert Anderson surrendered it to the Confederate forces.
7. No one was killed by the bombardment.
8. No one was taken prisoner. All were allowed to return home to their country.
9. One man died following a gun salute the Union troops were permitted to give following the surrender. His gun went off, killing him and injuring another. But this was AFTER the battle, and can’t be laid at the feet of any of the Southern defenders.
10. Union Gen. Robert Anderson surrendered to Confederate Gen. Pierre G.T. Beauregard. Anderson had once been Beauregard’s teacher at West Point!

That's it for now! Next time, we'll look at How the Confederate Soldier Viewed the Union Soldier, so stay tuned! :)
BTW, Christmas will be here before you know it...why not do some early Christmas shopping? I've heard The Land of Cotton makes a great gift...lol ;) Hop on over to my Publications page to read about it, and then over to Recommendations for what others have said about the book.

Supporting my Heritage,
Ryana Lynn
Jude 22