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Quotes from Letter to Samuel "Sam" Chapman — John S. Mosby

1833–1916 United States

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The South went to war on account of slavery.

Letter to Samuel "Sam" Chapman (1907)

South Carolina ought to know what was the cause for her seceding. The truth is the modern Virginians departed from the teachings of the Father's.

Letter to Samuel "Sam" Chapman (1907)

There was more vindictiveness shown to me by the Virginia people for my voting for Grant than the North showed to me for fighting four years against him.

Letter to Samuel "Sam" Chapman (1907)

I am not ashamed of having fought on the side of slavery, a soldier fights for his country, right or wrong, he is not responsible for the political merits of the course he fights in. The South was my country.

Letter to Samuel "Sam" Chapman (1907)

The South went to war on account of slavery. South Carolina went to war, as she said in her secession proclamation, because slavery would not be secure under Lincoln. South Carolina ought to know what was the cause for her seceding. The truth is the modern Virginians departed from the teachings of the Father's.

Letter to Samuel "Sam" Chapman (1907)

I wrote you about my disgust at reading the Reunion speeches. It has since been increased by reading Christian's report. I am certainly glad I wasn't there. According to Christian, the Virginia people were the abolitionists and the Northern people were pro-slavery.

Letter to Samuel "Sam" Chapman (1907)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: John S. Mosby (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.