In his letter to Tilly, Curry explains that ”Eygpt is no place for them of my convictions “. What does Curry mean by this? How do Curry's convictions differ from Noah’s convictions?

Curry means that he is loyal to the South while Grand Tower and much of southern Illinois, a free state, remain loyal to the Union and President Lincoln. Noah and his family are among the majority who support the Union. As Tilly explains on page 73, "The battle of Bull Run made Yankees out of all of us." Tilly offers several other hints about her family's convictions. On page 20 she says, "...Lincoln was an Illinois man, one of us." On page 44 she adds, "[Mama] took a dim view of slavery, and didn't care who knew it."