We are not fighting for slavery. We are fighting for independence - and that, or extermination, we will have.


Reply to James R. Gilmore, 1864

Jefferson Davis Quotes

We are not fighting for slavery. We are fighting for independence - and that, or extermination, we will have.

We are not fighting for slavery. We are fighting for independence - and that, or extermination, we will have.

We are not fighting for slavery. We are fighting for independence - and that, or extermination, we will have.

We are not fighting for slavery. We are fighting for independence - and that, or extermination, we will have.