Just sent off a review of Keith S. Hebert’s new book, Cornerstone of the Confederacy: Alexander Stephens and the Speech that Defined the Lost Cause to the Georgia Historical Quarterly. I highly recommend it.
The Cornerstone Speech is a touchstone of Civil War memory. Many of you are no doubt familiar with its key passage:
Our new government is founded up…
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