Good evening fellow southereners. My name is Josie-Lee Peterson, My partner and I own a small plantation just out of Thomaston, Georgia. So, the question youll asking is why did this war begin? The Civil War was caused by a myriad of conflicting pressures, principles, and prejudices, fueled by sectional
differences and pride, and set into motion by a most unlikely set of political events. Yes, slavery was a reason, probably "the reason" that led to our succession from the Union. But, I don't know that a reason is the same as a cause. …
