Question

I have no misgivings about, or lack of confidence in the cause in which I am engaged, and my courage does not halt or falter. I know how strongly American Civilization now leans on the triumph of the Government and how great a debt we owe to those who went before us through the blood and sufferings of the Revolution. And I am willing—perfectly willing—to lay down all my joys in this life, to help maintain this Government, and to pay that debt. Read this excerpt from a letter by Civil War soldier Sullivan Ballou. Which cause does Ballou support?

Answer 1

Answer: the Union cause.

Explanation:

Although never actually mailed, Sullivan Ballou´s letter, written to his wife, Sarah, shortly before he was mortally injured, made him a well-known character of the Civil War. Sarah did receive other letters from her husband, but this one was only found among Sullivan's belongings after Governor William Sprague of Rhode Island went to Virginia to recover the remains of his state's citizens fallen in battle.