......for the most part, I think he's just flat wrong. I think there were as many reasons for fighting for the South as there were men who fought. After researching more than 40 of my Confederate ancestors, I've never read a single word about one single person fighting so that a plantation owner could keep his slaves. Some of my ancestors did own slaves, but most were poor dirt farmers or hired hands. I don't think we can second guess why these men gave everything for the cause, because we can never get into their minds at this late date. I know why I would have fought for the South, but this don't mean they would have had the same reason for fighting the war. God Bless 'em one and all.