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A southern view of the invasion of the Southern states and the war of 1861-65, Paperback – January 1, 1997
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- Print length75 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherRuffin Flag Co
- Publication dateJanuary 1, 1997
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- ASIN : B0006QS8NE
- Publisher : Ruffin Flag Co; 3rd edition (January 1, 1997)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 75 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #8,921,202 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This book, as the title explicitly states, was written from the perspective of a Southerner, a Confederate and a Rebel. This is a voice you simply cannot ignore whether you like it or not if you are a serious student of American History or the history of the American South.
It is not advisable to regard this book as a definitive one volume book about what the war was about and why the war happened. However, if one wants to educate himself on the mindset of a secessionist, it is a must read, and you certainly do not have to be a neo confederate or a confederate apologist to appreciate the content.
The author was a captain in the Confederate States Army and served so for the duration of the war. He died in 1938 at the age of 97...the last living commissioned officer of the Confederacy.
The true causes of the war, not the scam of "slavery" are exposed. The horrible cruelty of Lincoln is illustrated. For example, who knew that only a few months before the end of the war, Jefferson Davis, realizing the South could not win, asked Lincoln to cease hostilities, and allow the seceded states to return, without the institution of slavery, and live as one nation once again. Lincoln said, "no, let the Southern stop fighting and submit to me. They cannot return to the Union, for they were never out of the Union. Only complete submission would allow the war to end."
It is sad to think how many lives, both North and South, could have been saved if Lincoln had accepted the surrender.
But what is worse than this is the illustration of how the sentiment of Northerners and Northern publications vilified all things Southern for 25 years before the war. The level of unabashed hatred was so great, that several states tore up the constitution in their zeal to destroy the South. They even called for the murder of Southern women and children, as a just reward for their being in the company of slave holders. The level of prejudice and hatred without any semblance of reason is frighteningly like what we see in today's society, in the struggle between anarchists left groups and conservative constitutionalist groups.
A small book of only 125 pages, it is early read, but beware...it will infuriate you to know the long hidden, but sad and sorry truth.







