[Venturer]

A lot of them were drafted and rich people could buy themselves out of the draft. Just saying I can excuse a lot of them for that reason.

[BilLies]

“A lot of them were drafted and rich people could buy themselves out of the draft. Just saying I can excuse a lot of them for that reason.”
I’ve heard that argument from some people who also added “The War was to save the Union, not free slaves.”
1) if you are drafted and died following the directives of your government, you are as dead as if you volunteered....e.g., WW II;
2)the people who bought their way out of the draft, not necessarily rich, did not die or even serve.
I did not say they were happy to die, or even liked Blacks, but DIE they did in pursuit of freeing them and even voted for those men who directed them to fight, die and free the slaves.