fellas, before adding any more ‘lincoln was great’, ‘the war was about slavery’, etc. nonsense, i’ll throw ya all a bone:
America’s Caesar by Greg Loren Durand.
Volume 1 is Lincoln. Volume 2 is Reconstruction to present day. Buy both volumes and read (best $30 you’ll ever spend).
It’s a big effort (1000+ pages) but worth it, especially since half the book is original texts such as congressional speeches, presidential letters, etc. It was tough to get through some parts for a PA boy like myself, but I doubt I’ve learned more from a single text before.
If nothing else, you won’t waste any more time asking for quotes and parading your ignorance on the FR boards.
I suspect we'll still have to ask about the non-existent quotes when people post about them.
Before insulting people you may want to actually post exactly what you think the war was about. Maybe offer an opinion or two. I never said anything about Lincoln.
Anyone historian worth his salt knows exactly what the war was about, even Shelby Foote, a southerner. States rights? Bullshit. There was only ONE states right at issue. Slavery. Period. End of story.