There were slave states (even Southern slave states) that did not secede from the Union though. Virginia is perhaps the most exceptional case of that, the western counties of that state seceded from Virginia itself to re-join the Union as the state of West Virginia.
Either way though, bikeshedding about the name of each belligerent is to miss the whole point of that wonderful long post. I encourage you to give it another look once you return from dinner before you give your fully-considered response.
Either way though, bikeshedding about the name of each belligerent is to miss the whole point of that wonderful long post. I encourage you to give it another look once you return from dinner before you give your fully-considered response.