On the record
In Alabama and throughout the greater portion of the Gulf States, the men who were taking the offices were the men who had just been relieved of duty under their Rebel commissions.
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Whitelaw Reid
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gutenberg.orgWhitelaw Reid: “In Alabama and throughout the greater portion of the Gulf States, the men who were taking the offices were the men who…”
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Reid observes that former Confederate officers were taking on governmental roles in Alabama and the Gulf States.
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