“The American people, as a nation, knew not what they were fighting for till recently, and many have different opinions now as to the ends and results of the contest. But there is but two results possible, one is slavery and poverty and the other is liberty and prosperity.” SlaveryAmerican Civil WarEmancipationUs Civil War Book:On the Altar of Freedom: A Black Soldier's Civil War Letters from the Front Source: On the Altar of Freedom: A Black Soldier's Civil War Letters from the Front