Neo-confederate: The term "neo-confederate" is to many people a pejorative political epithet and its application to specific groups and individuals has caused controversy.
The term neo-confederate describes a political and cultural movement based in the U.S. Southern states that is characterized by celebration of the history of the Confederate States of America (CSA) and support for the CSA's aims. It is alleged that Neo-confederate issues include states rights, such as nullification (in which state laws override federal laws, up to and including the United States Constitution), a pro-confederate view of history, particularly regarding the American Civil War. Some groups in the movement support outright future secession, while others focus on preserving their image of southern heritage.
Controversy arises when targets do not call for future secession but are otherwise pro-confederate. For example, the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) and the Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV), both long-standing Civil War genealogical/historic preservation associations, have both been called "neo-confederate" by some critics although neither group advocates another secession.[citation needed] However both groups have energetically praised the secession of 1861...[end of quote]etc. et al....
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Mcpherson was the one who called the UDC Neo-Confederates
"I have very mixed feelings about the war - elation and excitement and sadness and anger, all at the same time." I would think many of us feel that way.