Who is responsible for the war? Who accountable for its horrors and desolations?
circa 1861-1864
Stephens, Alexander Hamilton, 1812-1883
Excerpts from a speech by Stephens to the Georgia secession convention on January 31, 1861. (Stephens, who was opposed to secession, ended up becoming vice president of the Confederacy.) He tells the convention, "This step, once taken, can never be...
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