The Gray Book

by Sons of Confederate Veterans

This 1920 classic is organized as follows:

Introduction
The Generally Misunderstood Emancipation Proclamation
The South Not Responsible for Slavery
Treatment of Prisoners in the Confederacy
The South in the Matter of Pensions
Injustice to the South
The Secession of 1861 Founded Upon Legal Right
The South and Germany

Genres: History, American History, Civil War

108 pages, Paperback

First published August 17, 2012

Reviews

[Gregory Knapp · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an excellent book that reviews the issues leading up to and through the War for Southern Independence to clearly prove the 1) the Union/Northern States' actions in the 2 decades prior to the war led to the secession of the Southern states, 2) the war was started by Lincoln's action to reinforce Fort Sumter after promising not to, 3) the Southern states, President Lincoln and the Union were not fighting the war to eliminate slavery, 4) the Northern states propaganda machine dominated the post war period to promote there perspective on the war which was dishonest.

[Peggy Freeman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great content . The paperback font is too small and difficult to read, but the Kindle is easy to see. The historical value is priceless in a world determined to rewrite history. The facts recorded in this collection documents the reasons for the war between the states and proves that secession was not based in slavery and certainly not racial.

[Edna Wilkerson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Narrative revisited

An interesting discourse disproving some inflammatory rhetoric of the North. Sad sad, sadly these accounts are balanced with truth. The year was 1920. Well worth reading but copy is difficult because of printing errors.