---
title: 'The War of the South Vindicated'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Thomas Smyth'
date: 1863-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'War and Peace'
- 'Race Relations and Slavery'
scriptures:
- 'Exodus 33'
- 'Matthew 26'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/smyth-1863-the-war-of-the-south-vindicated
---

# The War of the South Vindicated

1863 editorial defending the Confederacy: argues the Southern war is self-defense, grounded in American revolutionary principles and divine providence to justify secession and slavery.

[Download](https://media.confessional.org/archives/smyth-1863-the-war-of-the-south-vindicated.pdf)

