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?

The correct answer is D. The Union cause.

Sullivan Ballou (1829-1861) was an American military and politician who volunteered in the Civil War on behalf of the Union. His popularity is due to the letter he wrote to his wife Sarah because in this letter he expressed his feelings about the Civil War and the cause of the Union "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 ... 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 ". According to the above, it can be stated that the correct answer is D. The Union cause.

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sonar maybe? ? i dont know the choices