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The South went to war on account of slavery. South Carolina went to…
Quote byJohn S. Mosby · 1833–1916
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Letter to Samuel "Sam" Chapman (June 1907).
English (original)
The South went to war on account of slavery. South Carolina went to war, as she said in her secession proclamation, because slavery would not be secure under Lincoln. South Carolina ought to know what was the cause for her seceding. The truth is the modern Virginians departed from the teachings of the Father's.
— John S. Mosby
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