The more i think about it I don't think they are cowards, but rather scared young men, and for that I don't blame them one bit. Do I think that there were other options available, other than running away (such as thousands of people making a stand), you bet I do. Think of how effective a form of protest it would be for tens of thousands of men to be sent to prison because of their opposition to the draft.
Do I think they are heroes, deserve their own monument, or anything like that? Not in the least, But I also am thinking now that calling them cowards was a bit to hasty.
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