[zeestephen]

I came into your debate late, so if I missed something important, I apologize.

At your link, Alabama and Texas and Virginia all use some form of the word “slaveholding.”

Also, they all use the word “Ordinance.”

So, I'm not completely sure what your point was.

By the way - two of my great-great grandfathers were wounded at Pea Ridge. They were German farmers from northern Illinois - and possibly exchanging fire with some of your ancestors?

[PeaRidge]

See #116