People value their position in the hierarchy. The confederate soldier was a white dude who was poor because the labor market had no floor with slavery. He live

People value their position in the hierarchy. The confederate soldier was a white dude who was poor because the labor market had no floor with slavery. He lived worse than he should have, but had better social standing than a slave, freedman, or Irish. They died for FOMO, so some rich dudes could live like feudal barons.