"Horn, John" wrote: > > > From: Julia Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > If you'd asked one of them if the subject of the war was "slavery" > or > > "states rights", they'd have said "states rights." > > Of course, the particular "states right" they were so concerned > about losing was slavery.
Which was the primary concern of the politicians and the people in power, but *not* of most of the infantry. The leaders meant X, said Y, the rank-and-file believed Y. Julia _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l