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A large numbers of southerners have served in the U.S. military. Ironically, the one war where southerners did not volunteer in large numbers was the Civil War. Approximately twenty percent of all Confederate soldiers were draftees (compared to eight percent in the Union armies), and they were subject to “compulsory reenlistment.”<Tinadall & Shi, America: A Narrative History, 7th ed.(New York Norton, 2007):616-618.>
A large numbers of southerners have served in the U.S. military. Ironically, the one war where southerners did not volunteer in large numbers was the Civil War. Approximately twenty percent of all Confederate soldiers were draftees (compared to eight percent in the Union armies), and they were subject to “compulsory reenlistment.”<Tinadall & Shi, America: A Narrative History, 7th ed.(New York Norton, 2007):616-618.>
The South also tends to lag behind the rest of the nation academically. Reading and math scores of students in the region have remained below the national average. <http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/states/>