They fought with an absolute conviction, however erroneous, that their cause was just; and their arms were nerved by the feeling which their leaders had instilled deeply into their minds, that they were contending against an intolerable tyranny and protecting the sacredness of home.
Blaine reflects on the conviction of Confederate soldiers in their cause during the Civil War.
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