They got paid, and nobody sold them.
The south wasn’t completely right an justified (and that’s why God allowed them to loose)...
Blame it on God if it makes you feel better, but the confederacy was beaten, decisively.
...a sovereign nation mind you-one that could be convincingly argued was illigally invaded and conquered by the USA)!
So convince me. The confederacy was nothing more than a section of the U.S. engaged in rebellion. There was absolutely nothing illegal about putting their insurrection down.
Ping! :-)