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To: TexConfederate1861
It's disingenuous to talk about who did or didn't own slaves.

Without slaves, there wouldn't have been a war.

191 posted on 04/12/2007 1:31:00 PM PDT by Texas_shutterbug
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To: Texas_shutterbug

That is true. However owning slaves wasn’t immoral in 1861, or unlawful. And also not the reason Texas Troops fought.


197 posted on 04/12/2007 1:35:22 PM PDT by TexConfederate1861 (Surrender means that the history of this heroic struggle will be written by the enemy.......)
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