Regardless of the outcome, the general staff of the Confederacy was considered an elite group. The abilities of a few of those generals, especially those in the ANV, is what kept the South on top.
Look past modern BS and actually study a little bit about history. In MANY ways, the South was right and felt they were fighting for a just cause. (NO IT WASN'T SLAVERY) All the North proved was that if you have more industrial strength and manpower, you can eventually win regardless of your ineptness.
I will not debate the causes and effects of that war on a football forum, but I have respect for my ancestors. Their views on government, freedom, and states rights were correct. They fought valiantly and lost, yet still retained their honor. The ones who stood fast with sore and bleeding feet, little or no pay, and starved to death deserve more respect than to not be considered winners. They may not have won, but many of them never willingly surrendered.
Do you consider Vietnam veterans losers?
War and football are not equivocal.
