Morals, Guns, and a Whole Lot of Blood

War is a tricky thing. Webster defines it as "a state of usually open and declared armed hostile conflict between states or nation." With this definition in mind, it would be hard for us to say that Lt. Col. Chamberlain was right on his view of winning a war. However, with further thought on the matter, one begins to ponder the words of Chamberlain. He said "It's the idea that we all have value -- you and me." This is powerful. The war was not fought over land, or good like most wars historically have been. This war was fought for value, and for the moral ideas. Therefore we are lead to question, if the war was fought over morals, can it be won with a moral idea. These men are not fighting for the good of their country or for any personal causes; they are fighting to set men free. The Civil War in our country was so different than any other wars fought through out history. Perhaps a moral idea can win a war. However, it must do so indirectly. With a war such as this, each man is there for similar reasons; to free slaves. Due to this, the Union army was fighting as a more unified force than in prior wars. There were no major ulterior motives. The men fought with a unified force; a unified moral idea. This idea was so powerful, that i would have to agree with Chamberlain. This idea, won the war for the Union.