The core legal conceit in actual American law is that the “Confederates” were rebels. There never was an independent nation called the Confederacy of Slaving Trash (or whatever), and because the United States federal government won they get to say that.
Further, the fact that it was referred to by everyone as a civil war acknowledges that as fact in practice.
This is, of course, all pendantry over the precise relationship of social constructs and will never matter.
And literally everyone calls the northern, federal faction the Union, including themselves at the time, so the pedantry isn’t accurate or necessary, as is usually the case.
In Australia we say it was union forces against the confederacy. No idea what the Americans say
Ed to add I am presuming you aren’t American since you’re wearing a nationally specific instance name
The core legal conceit in actual American law is that the “Confederates” were rebels. There never was an independent nation called the Confederacy of Slaving Trash (or whatever), and because the United States federal government won they get to say that.
Further, the fact that it was referred to by everyone as a civil war acknowledges that as fact in practice.
This is, of course, all pendantry over the precise relationship of social constructs and will never matter.
And literally everyone calls the northern, federal faction the Union, including themselves at the time, so the pedantry isn’t accurate or necessary, as is usually the case.