Among the claims made by Lost Cause writers after the Civil War, the belief in a unified Confederacy was essential. Confederate soldiers and civilians, according to this narrative, remained loyal to the cause right through to the end of the war. Internal disputes between governors and the federal government in Richmond, al…
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