The War was over much bigger fundamental issues than Slavery. Most of our ancestors didn't own Slaves. They did not have the opportunity or could not afford to but an expensive slave or provide for his upkeep. So they would not have gone to war so a few rich folks could own a slave and make money. It would be like us going to war so Sam Walton or Bill Gates could own a Cadillac. Doesn't make sence does it. Richard Lunsford wrote: > Was the war really about slavery? Its my understanding that it wasn't. > > JL Oldham wrote: > > > Probably because they didn't believe in slavery. > > > > ============================== > > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi