So did the average man on the battlefield complain about tariffs or Supreme Court decisions? I imagine that the average southern soldier believed that the southern secession was legal and claimed he was defending his home against invasion. But the alleged invasion was in response to the southern rebellion, and by far the single most important reason for that action was defense of the institution of slavery.
"But the alleged invasion was in response to the southern rebellion, and by far the single most important reason for that action was defense of the institution of slavery."
I beg to differ here.
The point most of the soldiers were fighting for was freedom. Freedom guaranteed in the Constitution that their blood signed.
They saw the contract getting trampled on, and so decided to leave.
The average Bubba in the Civil War WAS complaining about the Supreme Court. They were'nt dumb hicks like so many Northerners at the time would like to believe.
Ever read a letter that a 19 year old wrote at that time?
They were much better educated than most of us today. And most of us today complain about the Supreme Court.