Prophetic text
Revelation, 25 December 1832 [D&C 87]
Joseph Smith; Joseph Smith Papers edition
Predicts war beginning with South Carolina, southern appeal to Britain, slave rebellion and escalating worldwide destruction; the full sequence exceeds a simple American Civil War correspondence.
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Edition and location
Joseph Smith Papers featured historical witness, specified in locator and source note; modern documentary transcription
Revelation Book 2, pages 32–33, complete document