What I actually wrote was, "As for me, you can take those folks [Confederates] and stand them right up there next to the swastika...cause that's where they belong.".

I made no direct comparison; I simply stated both groups belong in the same dustbin of history. While I haven't seen 'Cold Mountain' it appears a look into the history of the era supports the notion that the hunting down of deserters by the South did occur, with varying results...including execution:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederate_Conscription_Acts_1862%E2%80%931864

https://www.essentialcivilwarcurriculum.com/desertion,-cowardice-and-punishment.html

An interesting sidebar to the question of Matthew Maury, isn't it ?

Interesting too, whether the United States would have overcome its divisions had JWB not murdered Lincoln in a foolish and successful attempt to alter the course of history.

RS