Original sentence: Civil War historian James McPherson wrote:
Edited sentence: Further research shows "Northern" states still owned slaves, and Lincoln's now unpublicized plans to send all slaves and indentured servents back to their country of origin should debunk the myth that a war was fought simply on the basis of slavery while the United States flag flew over 100 years of slavery and the annihilation of America's natives.In All states seceding from the Union Abraham Lincoln was no listed on any ballots prior to the elections not giving the states a chance to vote for or against the chosen candidate