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"Civil war can be glorious news to none but demons, or thoughtless fools, or maddened men."
B. F. Moore to his daughter, April 15, 1861.

My great, great grandfather, "The Father of the Bar" of NC, was against secession. (I know, everyone has to have a black sheep in the family......) He refused to declare allegiance to the CSA in order to appear in federal courts (CSA), and only appeared in state courts throughout the War. To his credit, his winning case in 1834 held that slaves had the right to protect themselves against unlawful violence from an overseer or master.

http://www.namsouth.com/viewtopic.php?t=27

Also, he thought that the existing state legislatures at the end of the War should remain as such, by simply repealing the Ordinance of Secession. Additionally, he was against Holden and reconstruction leaders.

His son, George, joined the Confederate Army, but was captured, and sent to Elimira, The Death Camp of the North. He survived, but I have letters from my great, great in the 1870's that allude to the fact that he was afraid that George would never amount to anything, as he seemed to have no purpose left in life after his imprisonment. He actually took George to New York to visit Elmira after the War, but makes no mention as to why. Perhaps, he thought that this would help him.

The link below contains the reminiscences of two of his slaves. I have the picture in my home that is shown of his namesake, Isaac B. F. Moore. The stories are tedious, because of the dialect, but some are short. The two best I think are "Isaac Voting the Democratic Ticket" & "Isaac Watching his Corn at Night, Hears it Growing." In the latter, it is interesting that he owns a pistol, sword, and dirk.

http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/capehart/menu.html