Re: The American Civil War

james dolan (jdolan@ucrmath.ucr.edu)
21 Apr 1995 02:13:55 -0700

jeffrey turner writes:

- "If I can save the Union without freeing a single slave I will
-do it." Recognize the quote? Abe Lincoln.

true.

-Note that the Emancipation
-Proclamation wasn't issued until 1863, well into the war.

true.

-The war
-wasn't fought over slavery.

nonsense. who do you think you're fooling? you didn't really believe
those elementary school textbooks, did you?