I've always understood that we went to war on account of the thing we quarreled with the north about. I've never heard of any other cause than slavery.


Letter (1894), as quoted in The Confederate Battle Flag: America's Most Embattled Emblem (2006), by John M. Coski.


I've always understood that we went to war on account of the thing we quarreled with the north about. I've never heard of any other cause than...

I've always understood that we went to war on account of the thing we quarreled with the north about. I've never heard of any other cause than...

I've always understood that we went to war on account of the thing we quarreled with the north about. I've never heard of any other cause than...

I've always understood that we went to war on account of the thing we quarreled with the north about. I've never heard of any other cause than...