Whitelaw Reid: “The hatred of Yankees, which had originally aided the conspirators in…”

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The hatred of Yankees, which had originally aided the conspirators in starting the movement, had grown and strengthened with the war.

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Reid discusses the growing animosity towards Northerners among Southerners during and after the Civil War.

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I never saw hands more cheerful or contented than some managed on this last plan were.

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Whitelaw Reid: “The hatred of Yankees, which had originally aided the conspirators in starting the movement, had grown and strengthened…”