Friday, June 14, 2013

March 12, 1862---"The filthy embrace of the North."



MARCH 12, 1862:      

 The periodical Southern Confederacy refers to the “dreadful consequences in store for us…[in] the filthy embrace of the North.” However, it admits there are a “few” traitors among its readers. 

In point of fact and in the face of growing shortages and military setbacks, growing numbers of Southerners were wearying of the war and the Confederate government, if not yearning for reunification.


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