Again, some quotes from the period supporting that would be nice.
Seriously, why do you think they did? The vast majority were not slave owners, so why would they care one way or another about it?
People reaping the benefits of slave ownership were far more widespread than you are willing to admit.
I don’t want to see quotes from Generals or politicans, show me quotes from normal, run of the mill southerners.
It was those politicians who sent the average, run-of-the-mill Southerner off to war. Their motivation for doing so was almost exclusively over slavery.
Some quotes disproving it would be nice too.
We have ample evidence showing that the majority of the population in the south didn’t own slaves.
We also have ample evidence showing that the vast majority of eligible southern men served in the CSA.
Do you have any proof that the average southerner was fighting for slavery? Why would they? They had no motivation to see slavery continue, so what would motivate them to risk their life?