These so-called Southern Unionists you tout were mostly men who had long since left the South and forged deeper ties northward. Thomas was married to a New Yorker from Troy, NY. Farragut barely spent any time in the South after childhood, raised instead by his adopted Northern-leaning naval father Porter. Winfield Scott ran for president from New Jersey after decades away.
The endless lies about these fake or marginal Unionists exist to prop up the bigger lie that Southerners were traitors with no real loyalty owed to their states. They cherry-pick outliers to suggest the Confederacy was a fringe rebellion rather than the will of the Southern people exercising their sovereign rights. Sam Houston was of course a "loyal citizen of the CSA"--in his own words and remained loyal to Texas. This shows again that the NR "conservatives" don't know basic historical facts.
And this is why ignorance is not owned by the left. In fact, it is why the left can get away with destroying statues.
Scott owed his loyalty to NY--where he lived.
Lee owed his loyalty to VA--where he lived.
See how easy that is? I know many of my followers won't like hearing this but you must: "conservatives" are dumber than liberals. The activists know they are lying--Follett really is an idiot.
Imagine lying that David Farragut...one of the greatest American heroes was "imaginary."
Roughly 100,000 Southern Unionists (including one of my ancestors) bravely served in the Union army during the Civil War.
Many Southern Unionists faced persecution, property destruction, or death from Confederate authorities...but prioritized loyalty to the United States.
Many, like Rock of Chickamauga George H Thomas, were born into slaveholding families.
Thomas was actually permanently disowned by his Southern family for not being a traitor!
We don't remember a lot of them today largely because one of the only things Confederate sympathizers are good at is propaganda.
But also because Thomas was humble to a fault...he died only 5 years after the war ended, and unlike many didn't write hyped up memoirs to advance his legacy post-war...in fact he deliberately destroyed his private journals, letters, and personal papers after the Civil War.
Other notable Southern unionists include:
Montgomery Meigs of Georgia...the Quartermaster General of the U.S. Army...who's exceptional logistical efforts kept Union forces supplied throughout the war, proving crucial to victory
Winfield Scott of Virginia...the General in Chief of the whole Union Army who developed the Anaconda Plan that strangled the Confederacy.
And of course Sam Houston of Texas, the former President of the state when it was an independent nation. Though Houston was pro slavery, he opposed secession and was removed from office for refusing to join the Confederacy.
Truly, we should construct more monuments to these brave American heroes!