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Well, my great great grandfather went back to his Alabama home and I believe got into commercial construction from what Ive been told. In my family the war was "The past is in the past." They didnt hold any grudges.
Glad the bad guys lost. How was general Lee looking like when he surrendered?
Love this part of History Continue reading @ Surrender at Appomattox, 1865
There was the short lived Virginia Colony in Mexico immediately after the war. It was set up by Commodore Matthew Fontaine Maury of the rebel navy, who also had been active as a spy during the war. Before the war he had been friends with the French puppet ruler of Mexico, Emperor Maximilian.
The idea was to establish a number of farm colonies near Mexico City and use them to settle ex Confederates who did not wish to live under Federal occupation. Among those who tried to take advantage of this program were the generals Jo Shelby, John B. Magruder and Sterling Price, along with about 2000 former rebel soldiers and officers.
The whole thing went up in smoke in 1866 when the French withdrew their support for Maximillian, leading to his ultimate arrest and execution in 1867. As invited guests of the hated and now toppled Maximillian, the ex Confederates instantly became persona non grata and subject to attacks by the victorious Mexican rebels.
The settlements were broken up, the former rebs scattered or killed, the New Virginia Colony evaporated.
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