Paul,

It is a fact you have changed your wording.

You originally said: "Perhaps you should explain why no Confederate was ever charged with treason? The yankees held Pres. Davis in prison for two yrs and never brought charges against him, why?"

Davis WAS CHARGED with treason. Only after I showed you that he had been charged, did you say prosecute. Now you talk about being brought to trail. Your original post was incorrect.

"It boils down to this...if the yankees had thought they could have convicted Confederates of treason dozens would have been tried...in-the-otherhand if the South had won the war they would have been justified in prosecuting dozens of Federals (including Lincoln) and executing them for was crimes."

Wrong, because many northern and federal officials wished to extend amnesty to most Confederates in order to speedily reconstruct the Union. Andrew Johnson implemented a sweeping amnesty policy shortly after coming into office. I just provided evidence in a response to Stephen that Supreme Court Chief Justice Chase embraced an amnesty policy as well.

So far you have not provided any actual historical evidence to back up your claims. Do you have any?