South Vindicated from the Charge of Treason and Rebellion: Being the
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BOGGS, William E. The South Vindicated from the Charge of Treason and Rebellion: Being the Substance of an Address before the Survivors' Association of the Sixth Regiment, S.C.V., at Their Reunion in Chester, S.C., August 4th, 1881. Columbia, SC: Printed at the Presbyterian Publishing House, 1881. 1st ed. 56pp. Errata slip. Orig. printed wrappers. Front hinge starting, minor chipping and offset sunning to wrappers, else very good. Boggs enlisted as a private in the 6th South Carolina in 1861, midway through his theological studies. After serving a year he completed his studies, became ordained, and returned to the regiment as its chaplain. Boggs argues that the South was "in the right" because it fought for "the invaluable right of local self-government, the sovereignty and independence of the States," and against "centralization of extra-constitutional powers at the Federal Capitol." .
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