[Berlin_Freeper]

[Gondring]

How many ships flagged by Southerners?

[Happy Rain]

Rich planters and politicians fought to preserve slavery—the vast vast vast majority of Southerners (like two of my greatgranfathers) fought for their states and homes against foreign invasion—and with evil war criminals like Sherman and Sheridan raping,murdering and burning their way across the South their cause,though a lost one,was truly noble.
Screw slavery-it may have been the cause of the war but it sure as Hell wasn't why the war was fought and the average CSA army veteran would have spit in your face if you had said HE fought to preserve slavery!!!