Download or read book A Southern View of the Invasion of the Southern States and War of 1861-65 written by Samuel A'Court Ashe and published by . This book was released on 2024-03-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Samuel A'Court Ashe was a Confederate infantry captain in the War Between the States and celebrated editor, historian, and North Carolina legislator. He was the last surviving commissioned officer of the Confederate States Army. In this little book, he gives a helpful overview of such subjects as the slave trade and Southern slavery, State sovereignty, the causes of secession, Abraham Lincoln's violations of the Constitution and usurpation of power, and more.