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The Civil War was about much more than slavery. To most southern fighters, IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH SLAVERY, OR THE CONFEDERACY. Many soldiers fought just to defend themselves from outside invaders who were attacking them. What would you do if YOUR turf was being attacked ? Walk up to the attackers and say "Thank you" ?I guess you are disappointed Federal property was retained and slavery was not preserved. Fair enough. I accept your cultural standards.
Most Confederate soldiers never saw a slave. They, in self defense, took up arms against people who were entering their home turf and shooting at them, burning buildings, etc. Thousands of times when southern fighters were defeated and captured Union soldiers asked them why they were fighting. The answer across all 11states was always the same >> "Because you're here."
The Union left its home base and attacked them at their home base (the South). They fought against that invasion, not for slavery. Almost no southern soldiers had slaves. Many lived in mountainous areas of the South, where slavery did not exist. Many were illiterate, and didn't even know slavery existed, or the confederacy either.They never heard of Jefferson Davis. They had no TV, radios, computers. if they had access to a newspaper, tey probably couldn't read it.
Only a minority of very rich southerners had slaves, while most southern soldiers were so poor, they went to the battlefields barefoot. The lucky ones who got uniforms, including boots, were known to have said > "This is the best set of clothes I've ever owned." Your knowledge of the Civil War is extremely deficient.
You ought to be ashamed of yourself for insulting American veterans the way you are.
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