Comments by "GH1618" (@GH-oi2jf) on "Man Born in 1846 Talks About the 1860s and Fighting in the Civil War - Enhanced Audio" video.

  1. The two were inextricably connected. Confederate apologists emphasize states’ rights and minimize the slavery angle.
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  2. Yes, but only the wealthy had slaves. The poorer whites, of which he was one, were not slaveowners, so his explanation was correct. The rank and file soldiers were not motivated by preserving slavery in which they had no stake. Of course for the powerful southerners, who had land and slaves, it was all about slavery.
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