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When speaking to the average Civil War enthusiast you may hear them remark something like “all the founding Confederate documents mention slavery,” while simultaneously citing the ordinances of Mississippi or South Carolina. This often leads people to believe the entire conflict was over the singular issue of slavery. There’s no denying these documents,…

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