A little background on myself. My name is Eric Davis, Jasper is my 3rd Great Grandfather, who I honor as my profile. I started my historical journey with no bias on a quest to find out the truth concerning the war. My interest was peaked as I worked on my genealogy. I was a

“We quit the Union, but not the Constitution—this we have preserved. Secession from the old Union on the part of the Confederate States was founded upon the conviction that the time-honored Constitution of our fathers was about to be utterly undermined and destroyed. and that if

Historians who cite the Declarations of Causes to assert the primacy of slavery as a cause of the Civil War, generally fail to note that at least ten Northern free states passed legislative resolutions in December 1860 and January 1861 to explain their objections to Southern

"It's always been identified as a war over slavery. Believe me, no soldier on either side gave a damn about the slaves." ~ Shelby Foote “The overwhelming theme in Confederate soldiers’ letters and diaries was defense of home and family from an invading enemy.” ~ James McPherson,

Patrick Cleburne fully understood the politics behind the war. "Surrender means that the history of this heroic struggle will be written by the enemy, that our youth will be trained by Northern school teachers; learn from Northern school books THEIR version of the war, and

Comments like this define the sectional divide in 1860. “We are bound to the tail of a paper kite called the Constitution. A written Constitution is dangerous to us in the North. The South is using it as a shield.” ~ William Seward to Union General Donn Piatt of Ohio [George

The Articles of Confederation were “perpetual,” yet they came to an end when the States left and formed a new Union based on the new Constitution. Perpetuity obviously did not mean indivisibility just as “a more perfect” union did not mean insoluble. The new Constitution was

Northern politicians used the “expansion of slavery” card to play upon the racist fears of Northerners who did not want to live with blacks. It was about keeping blacks, slave or free, out. It was also a strategy to keep out pro-Southern States.

The U. S. Constitution was never meant to be “interpreted.” "Laws are made for men of ordinary understanding and should, therefore, be construed by the ordinary rules of common sense. Their meaning is not to be sought for in metaphysical subtleties which may make anything mean

Yep.

The South argued that the States had ratified the Constitution through individual conventions, so they could reassert their sovereignty by taking the same steps. When the Southern States seceded from the Union in 1860 and 1861, not one State was absent in discharging this legal

History departments are dominated by intellectuals with a vested interest in burying their own history of sinister racial ideologies, by distracting you with false whipping tales about slavery in the South.

Carl Vogt (1817–1895) believed that the Negro race was related to the ape. He wrote the white race was a separate species to Negroes. In Chapter VII of his Lectures of Man (1864) he compared the Negro to the white race whom he described as "two extreme human types". The

For those who criticize Jefferson Davis for his decisions concerning generals, this gives us insight as to what motivated his actions. For Jefferson Davis, disagreement, questioning, any hint of egotism became for him a challenge to the cause, a sign of limited commitment, a

An example of why the South did not trust the Republicans to act within their constitutional authority. "I don't give a damn whether they are guilty or innocent. I saved Maryland by similar arrests, and so I mean to hold Kentucky." ~ William Seward, Secretary of State,

Slavery was an issue, but it wasn’t about “preserving and extending” the institution. It was over control and State vs. Federal responsibilities, along with defense from domestic terrorism.  Defending slavery against irresponsible and unconstitutional demands is not synonymous

It was the sentiment of a large majority at the North, before the war began, that slavery, in itself considered, was neither right nor wrong. It was a question of policy and of law, not of morals.  ~ George Lunt, Origins of the Late War

@jjfThompson And stop this invasion, too! These evil corporations are destroying farmland and the environment for AI data centers across America. They also pollute the water and have massive energy demands that get passed on to us.

STOP THE INVASION!

CALLING ALL PATRIOTS!  Our home is being invaded. That ends today. We’re launching a NEW non-profit organization, Save Heritage Indiana. We will end and reverse mass migration in Indiana. Will you sign our pledge? (Link in bio) Despite being deep-red, Indiana has ZERO

During the secession crisis, Jefferson Davis used all of his political skills to avert what he saw as an impending catastrophe. In the crucial two months between the election of Abraham Lincoln on November 6, 1860, and the secession of Mississippi on January 9, 1861, he never