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THE CONFEDERATE CAUSE AND CONDUCT IN THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES, Annotated and Illustrated. Kindle Edition

by Dr. Hunter McGuire (Author), George L. Christian (Author), Lucy Booker Roper (Editor), Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 out of 5 stars 89 ratings
This book, published at the beginning of the twentieth century, refutes the common charge made against the South that the protection of the money value of slave property was the cause of the war which the South waged in its defense. It exposes the misrepresentations of authors who write textbooks castigating the South, and recommends that these and such like books be vigorously and universally excluded from all schools and institutions of learning in all the states of the South.
This work of defense for the South, begun with such ability by Dr. McGuire (Stonewall Jackson's personal physician) was devolved upon Judge George L. Christian, an honored soldier of the Confederacy, a lawyer of notable ability at the Richmond bar, and a writer of clearness, courage, and strength. Through seven years, from 1900 to 1907, he gave patient and faithful labor to painstaking research and most elaborate preparation of the five papers which are included in this volume. Beginning in 1900 with the right of secession as shown upon the testimony of Northern Statesmen and other authors, Judge Christian discusses in 1901 the war as conducted by the Federal and Confederate armies, again upon the testimony of Northern witnesses. In 1902 he reviews the treatment of prisoners of war, and the history of the exchange of prisoners. In 1907 he reverts to the serious question of where the responsibility rested for bringing on the sectional strife, with all its loss of life and wealth and all the unhappiness it spread over the broad land. One who went himself to battle so promptly and then suffered so much in all the years since, has had the fidelity to truth and the courage of heart to do his duty in the defense of his people and of the generations to come.
To these official reports from the History Committee of the Grand Camp of Virginia are added two papers of similar force and value from the pen of Dr. McGuire. One is the magnificent address on Stonewall Jackson, delivered at the V. M. I. in 1897, an appreciation and study of the character and career of Jackson which no one else in the world was so well fitted to make. With this also is the paper of Dr. McGuire on the “Wounding and Death of Stonewall Jackson,” which has preserved for all time the story of which the author was himself a part and a witness, such a narrative as the great surgeon and friend could only himself give to the world.
The publication of these papers had a wide-spread and powerful effect. They not only caused the exclusion of certain books from schools and colleges, and the preparation of truthful history for the use of the young. They corrected the mistaken views of many of our own people, and they went far and wide in every section of the land and to other lands. In large degree they have produced a better understanding of the great issues at stake, and have brought men of fair and large minds to recognize the fundamental justice of the cause of the South and the unselfish patriotism and lofty devotion of the men who filled the ranks, and the high character and great ability of many who led them.
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    325 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    September 15, 2014
  4. Reading age
    13 - 18 years
  5. Grade level
    8 - 12
  6. File size
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00NMMPCEC
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (September 15, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 15, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.7 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 325 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1502416999
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  • The Virginian
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great History. Not for the Yankee sensitivity.
    Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2020
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    Excellent commentary by those who lived during the War for Southern Independence. Yankees will keep bringing up slavery which wasn't a "reason" for Northern agression till 1863 but it is hard truth to swallow. The North hated the South but instead of letting it go they chose to keep it. They still complain about the South and dishonor our ancestors. They do not like facts. They point to Stephens words on slavery and ignore Lincolns. They blame South Carolina, Georgia, etc. for secession but ignore the New England secession movement. It doesn't matter to them because Yankees are always right down to their decaying cities and their horrible politics. Deo Vindice!
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  • Les Branscum
    5.0 out of 5 stars THE truth of the war between the states OR Lincoln's war
    Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2020
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    This history of Lincoln's war was written by Dr. Hunter McGuire and Mr. George Christian as a rebuttal to the false histories being written by the "winners" of Lincoln's war in the 19th century. The axiom that history is written by the winners is, unfortunately, true. There again, that "history" is NOT always true. A prime example is the American war started by U.S. President Lincoln. This concise report by the above mentioned authors corrects many lies and attempts to at least partially set the record of our greatest conflict straight.
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  • EDWARD NORMAN
    4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent reading
    Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2019
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    There are many different versions of the cause of the problem before the succession of the state's explained in this book.
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  • Kbuck1221
    5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Recommended
    Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2016
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    Great book for a perspective on the War Between the States. Written in the era when many of the Confederate soldiers were still alive, you get a much better understanding of the effects of the Northern aggression and how it absolutely devastated the Southern states. Highly recommended for history buffs.
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  • Joseph Raborg
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Thorough Defense of the South
    Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2016
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    This book covers the reasons for the war from the Confederate perspective, but it does so through using evidence provided by Federal soldiers and northern writers. It makes a compelling case that the perpetuation of slavery was not the chief cause for succession, secession was legal, the North initiated the war, and that Southern conduct was cleaner during the war--especially in regard to non-combatants and the treatment of prisoners. The authors' sole desire was to set the record straight because of the detraction of the South by Northern writers, especially in history textbooks. They succeed marvelously in their object.
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  • Bob30269
    4.0 out of 5 stars Welcomed Facts; but difficult read, and very dry and choppy
    Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2017
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    A bit long and difficult read. Many southern beliefs are "born out" with the references used to substantiate facts. What a disservice our education departments have given us and our children. The uninformed snowflakes will never hear the truth.
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  • Richard L. Hickman
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Read
    Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2018
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    Great coverage of the facts with much documentation of the abhorrent facts committed by the North. Highly recommended for reading.
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  • Kindle Customer
    4.0 out of 5 stars Lots of information to consider...
    Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2016
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    This book delivers much information. So much has been unsaid and unshared. Some of those previously thought to be heroes are revealed to be more like zeros. Come with an open mind and hear truth.
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