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[–] 22 points 5 months ago (3 children)

He was not. The confederates said exactly why the started the war in their declarations and it was, in fact, slavery.

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  • [+] -10 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    There was no formal declaration of war, what declarations are you referring to?

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  • [–] 12 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 child)

    Different person, but I would assume that they meant each of the state's declarations of secession. Which, yeah, didn't really mince words.

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