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What They Fought for 1861-1865 James M. McPherson
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Stop at a grave site, any one with a flag, and read the name of a real person who fought and died. The successes of Buffalo soliders in the war inadvertantly helped to export the very racism they fought against to the far reaches of America's fledgling empire. What They Fought for 1861-1865. Most were granted their freedom by the Emancipation Proclamation (1863), and that freedom was maintained by a Union victory in the Civil War (1861-1865). What They Fought for 1861-1865 by James M. What.They.Fought.for.1861.1865.pdf. Wikipedia quotes one source to the effect that this amounted to 10% of all Northern males 20-45 years old, . "Thank God the contest is now between Slavery & freedom, & every honest man knows what he is fighting for," wrote a New York private who was quoted in James McPherson's What They Fought For, 1861-1865. They're got a talent for ennobling grubby. They fought for our right to be FREE citizens. Men like this fought for our freedom. It really makes me sad to think of what this nation has become The victor writes the poop book and the war 1861 - 1865 is an excellent example of Yankees pilling it higher and deeper. A right that many Americans are willing to give away for security via big government and big government regulations. When the Spanish-American War began, many African Americans were only a generation removed from slavery. Fought from 1861-1865, it cost the lives of 750,000 soldiers, to say nothing of civilian casualties. And perhaps promise never to forget that what they fought for is worth preserving.