You're very kind, sir. I have been an avid reader of the board for a few years, but I haven't posted anything in more than two years because few of the "regulars" are as gentlemanly as you.
The reason I broke my silence and posted on the current thread is because of the assertion posted by others that a Southerner who wore the uniform of the United States Army was something to be ashamed of.
It's one thing to debate the facts of the Civil War; it's quite another for little people to cast aspersions on the honor and privilege of serving in our American armed forces.
I just couldn't hold my water on this one.