“At the end of the Civil War, the South was granted concessions by the Union, enabling it to maintain its dignity, retain its arms and infrastructure, control the voting process and receive reparations for lost property. It was a pretty good deal, Jackson said. No one who fought to tear apart the Union went to jail. “
What? What parallel-ish universe did that happen in?
My g-g-grandparents didn’t receive on dime for the property and homes that Federal troops burned and took. One of my G-G-Grandfathers was a Union soldier.