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Now, when we sought for Union men to re-organize civil government there were none to be found.
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Whitelaw Reid
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gutenberg.orgWhitelaw Reid: “Now, when we sought for Union men to re-organize civil government there were none to be found.”
Editor's note · Context
Reid notes the absence of Union supporters when seeking to re-establish civil government in the South.
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