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What They Fought for 1861-1865 by James M. McPherson

What They Fought for 1861-1865 James M. McPherson ebook
ISBN: 9780385476348
Format: pdf
Page: 112
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

In the history books the Confederacy has been turned into something it never was and lies and distortions need to They fought for independence from a newer, and a closer, but no less OPPRESSIVE government. As James McPherson writes in What They Fought For, 1861-1865,. They had gone to war not to free the slaves but to preserve the nation! Many parallels exist between the War for American Independence ( 1775-1783 ) and the War for Southern Independence (1861-1865). Jefferson sounded the same tune even after the Constitution was ratified and the Union in effect. "Thank God the contest is now between Slavery & freedom, & every honest man knows what he is fighting for," wrote a New York private who was quoted in James McPherson's What They Fought For, 1861-1865. The British had fought two world wars to keep Germany from dominating Europe, and they had still ended up in a German-dominated Europe. They had fought to preserve their independence, but they had lost it all the same.” … “So, at the the South fought was to obtain Southern Independence from the United States of America. The first chapter “ The holy cause of Liberty and Independence” is about the reason that the Confederate army fought. However, the victors write the history books, and it is no different when it comes to the history of the War of Northern Aggression between 1861-1865. Plenty of soldiers believed that the proclamation had changed the purpose of the war.