The first of the 13 Colonies to try to abolish slavery was Pennsylvania. The King
kept vetoing their legislation.
A nefarious organization called the Knights of the Golden Circle made its mindless
adherents in the South. Its organization, strategy and financing were Northern and European in orgin. Its purpose was to impose reconstruction on the south.
As a class, Southern abolitionists, typified by Lieutenant General A. P. Hill, were
opposed to involuntary servitude. As a class, Northern abolitionists were more interested in making slaveowners suffer than they were in any form of real emancipation.
Union General George McClellan was adamantly opposed to secession. He was also
adamantly in favor of slavery.
In 1865 two Generals met at Appamattox Courthouse. One owned slaves and had aquired them as an adult. The other had freed the slaves he and his wife had inherited.
Name the two Generals and tell which one was which.
Who was the first American General to officially create and command racially integrated combat units? What do he and Martin Luther King Jr have in common?
Which Union General openly encouraged former Johnny Rebs to enlist in the frontier
army under assumed names so they would not have to take the damnnasty oath?
Final question: Are “damn” and “yankee” really two different words?








