Perhaps the Civil War was more complex than being about a single issue, slavery. Many fought on both sides for a myriad of reasons.

— Jon the Deplorable (@Jgunnsmith) August 17, 2017

No. The civil war was abt slavery and permanence of the union. But hey I’m only a US history phd. Let’s go with ‘Jon The Deplorable’s’ take. https://t.co/pIuD3NGUZE

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) August 17, 2017

Apparently I spent the better part of a decade getting a Phd so one day I’d be able to write this tweet. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ https://t.co/O0KdEKfBSK

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) August 17, 2017