an icepick through the keyhole

Robert E. Lee was a staunch abolitionist and first choice for both armies in that war. Men like General Lee should be admired because they fought for what they believed in every bit as much as the men fighting for the North, probably more.

In my high school, they tried to drill it into you that the war was about more than just slavery. It was clear to me, though, that slavery was key both in the causes of the war and the motivations of men on both sides during the course of the war.

"I would like God on our side, but I need Missouri." Abraham Lincoln.