Fire Memes for Traitor Haters

Your logic's kind of circular here. You're arguing that the war was really over the role of the Federal Government and its size. But the soul and only reason why the South wanted that stronger government was slavery as you pointed out. So it's not easier to say slavery it's still the accurate answer. Slavery is behind every single aspect of the Civil War. It is the one true origin point of the entire issue.

Also it is important what the vast majority of Confederate generals said, just as it's important what the vast majority of normal Confederate citizens said. Because those feelings indicate truth. They reflect the views of the society. They reflect the populace that was behind the Civil War because of slavery. It's important we listen to them because one of the false arguments made by Confederate revisionists is that the people were dragged into the Civil War even though they didn't approve of slavery themselves. We know that is complete and utter fiction. Though I've noticed that argument seems to have fallen somewhat in popularity in the current political climate.