A mesmerizing voice of a Confederate soldier, Julius Franklin Howell (January 17, 1846 - June 19, 1948, who fought battles in the Civil War. He was hardly passionate about upholding the Southern slave system . He thought he was fighting just for " states rights ". I sensed no evil in this guy. Like most young men in combat everywhere - young and clueless ! A precious audio-archive of the American Civil War . The interview was in 1947 the year I was born .