Talking about a different war here. I recently read Deneys Reitz autobiographical trilogy dealing with first The Anglo-Boer War (as it's known in SA, here in NZ they call it the South African War), then WW1 and then his political career leading up to WW2.
During the Anglo-Boer war Reitz, who was the son of President of the Orange Free State and he was friends with Paul Kruger (President of the Transvaal), fought against the British. He makes this observation:
Like with Reitz who had no hatred for the British (and commanded the Royal Scots Fusiliers in WW1), I'm fairly sure that not everyone (and that could well include Lee) who fought for the South was fighting to keep Slavery. a significant chunk would have been fighting because "...one had to fight for one’s country..."
During the Anglo-Boer war Reitz, who was the son of President of the Orange Free State and he was friends with Paul Kruger (President of the Transvaal), fought against the British. He makes this observation:
Like with Reitz who had no hatred for the British (and commanded the Royal Scots Fusiliers in WW1), I'm fairly sure that not everyone (and that could well include Lee) who fought for the South was fighting to keep Slavery. a significant chunk would have been fighting because "...one had to fight for one’s country..."
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