Now, me, I'm a northerner ... and I'd have been on the front lines with cannons full of grape shot to mow down those lads in grey -- so as to abolish slavery and preserve the union. But at the same time, I'd be mounrnfully sad for the loss of such stalwart young men and the gentlemanly honor of the South. And I despise carpetbaggers for all the callous misery they packed in their bags.