Saturday, 23 May 2020

What role did the issue of slavery play in how Confederate soldiers (both slaveowners AND non-slaveowners) viewed the Civil War

What role did the issue of slavery play in how Confederate soldiers (both slaveowners AND non-slaveowners) viewed the Civil War and their understanding of what they were fighting for? What were Union soldiers’ views on slavery?
How did soldiers on each side explain their views? What words did they use to explain their views, and what did they mean with those words?
answering the following questions, with specific, detailed references to the chapter (your response should demonstrate that you completed and thought critically about the reading): McPherson argues that many Union soldiers' views on slavery changed throughout the Civil War. What do the letters written by Union soldiers during the war tell us about when, how and why their views changed?

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