> From: Jan Coffey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Actualy it was. It was fought over the states rights to be a > differnt country. Seriously though, do you think that the average > foot soldiure in the confederacy did not believe in the retoric of
> the time? No, it was fought over the states rights to hold slaves. Nothing else. The slavery issue colored everything during that time and for the 30 years leading up to the war. - jmh _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
