Why did almost ALL confederates that never owned slaves go to war..? ..State rights... which were suborned more and more by the north.. thats why.. Southern interests dominated the federal government for decades prior to the ACW.
The election of Lincoln, or anyone opposed to slavery, showed that power waning, so the slave power tried to bolt.
Walt
That STILL didn't answer his question.
Why did almost all of the non-slave owning Southerners fight?