My father enlisted in WWII at the age of 18, and his family was far from poor. My mom's brother, who's family was quite well off, also enlisted at the age of 18. My aunt's husband, who's family had money, left his job and enlisted into WWII at the age of 32.
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Originally posted by: ecomstoc
Like in any war the poor were the enlisted soldiers on the battle front. The poor white southern non-officer and uneducated soldiers most definitely did not own slaves nor did they fight for slavery. They fought for their states and states rights and because it was the right thing to do as a southern man. If relatives want to put a confederate flag on their great-great grandfathers grave, I don't have a problem with that. I understand that the KKK and other groups have turned the flag into something entirely different. By the way I'm a Yankee, that has studied and attempted to understand Civil War history.
