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Re: Why Non-Slaveholding Southerners Fought

I'm particularly interested in sources that present a comprehensive and balanced view relative to your item 2: "He did not present any words from non slave-owners who fought for the Confederacy. He cherry-picked public documents to match his own modern perceptions. There are published Southern documents- newpapers- political references that contradict the ones he presented. It was not a 100% one-sided line of thought. Southerners all had different goals and ideas, they were not machines following certain politicians and churches with blinders on. "

I recently ordered "For Cause and Comrades: Why Men Fought in the Civil War" by James M. McPherson and am anxious to read it. The craftiness of politicians and others is part of history, of course, but I'm much more interested in what the soldiers and citizens said at the time (as opposed to after the fact). Of course, I'm speaking of 'thoughtful' citizens, not those who just regurgitate what they hear others say. I would certainly like suggestions on contemporaneous sources.

Ken

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