Secession: "it was perfect madness" -- Confederate control: "such a monarchical or tyrannical government" -- Resistance: "I never wanted any other flag to wave over my head" -- Irregular wars: "a state of insurrection against the laws" -- Unionists under reconstruction (and in repose): "I don't feel safe now" -- Epilogue: "all classes in the south united as by magic".
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