Originally Posted by Abstract

This a very shady subject to this day, but I guess I will chime in. I am Southern for sure, from Alabama to be exact, and I definitely have a strong attachment to my home. The Civil War was a terrible event, but it happened. My opinion is this, I would have personally fought for the Confederates, but NOT because I support slavery or succession, but because the South is my home and I refuse to burn the houses of my neighbors and my own. Many people who fought for the CSA wanted to protect their homes, so the idea that ALL people who fought for the CSA believed in slavery is incorrect. The figures actually show that most Southerners were extremely poor and didn't own slaves, it was mostly the upper class plantation owners who did. But, I believe the outcome of the war was needed, the Union did need to win to bring the country back together, and to help answer the slavery issue that had been avoided for so many years.