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2024-02-01 13:44:35 UTC - HELPFUL
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Confederate soldiers fought to achieve a separate & independent country based on what they called “Southern institutions,” the chief of which was the institution of slavery. https://www.britannica.com/event/American-Civil-War/The-military-background-of-the-war#:~:text=Confederate%20soldiers%20were%20fighting%20to,was%20the%20institution%20of%20slavery. Many did not personally own slaves, but fought to protect a society predicated on slavery. https://acwm.org/blog/myths-and-misunderstandings-slaveholding-and-confederate-soldier/
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