Momma started telling me today why we chose to stay in the confederate states, which means that we want our slaves. Momma also said that we are down 17 million people, the north was over ruling us! We can't let them do this to us! my chances of me ever seeing my brothers now are so very slim! Poppa said everythin is gonna be alright, but I dont know if I can take his word. Poppa also said that the Union's greatest assest was President Lincoln, he developed into a great leader everyone says, but he is against slavery. Which doesn't help the south at all! Yet, President Lincoln convinced Northerners that democracy depended on preserving the Union. Momma and Poppa said that hopefully the north would tire of this war and they would give in and let go of this war, and accept our independence. We have one thing that the North needs, which is our cotton.....Momma said its the king crop! It was important in the world market and without that I wouldn't have my purty dress Alice (one of our slaves) made me. We have had to withheld cotton from the market. Poppa said that before I was born and when he was a little boy we went through a war called the Revolutionary War where we won our independence from Britain. Now that we are allies, hopefully they would come and aid us. We are hoping for the best, and so many things are happenin in my home town. Are we going to have to move?
I havent received any letters or anything yet from Nelson and the boys. I really miss them! its been 8 days since I have seen them. I hope they are doin well, hopefully they wont need them and they will send them home. This war is breaking out into chaos!
~Beth
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