re: #225 Blind Frog Belly White

The Southern military tradition dates back to before the Civil War, according to my understanding. Preparing for slave revolts.

That was my understand as well. Particularly after the Nat Turner ‘Rebellion’.

After the Civil War a lot of Federal Troops were stationed there during Reconstruction. After Reconstruction, rural poverty, cheap land, better training weather, and a very powerful Congressional delegation all played a role.