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Daughters of the Confederacy Speak on War and Peace
The piece surveys Confederate memory and Northern figures, appeals for Southern dignity, and urges women to influence politics and peace. It praises Lincoln and Grant, critiques McKinley and Taft era policy, and calls for Southern unity and civic action through the U D C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Jefferson Davis
West Point Military Academy
Oyster Bay
Confederacy
Republic
China Shop
James Callaway
Macon Telegraph
Sherman
Grant
Georgia
United States
Johnson
Staunton
Hilary A. Herbert
Abraham Lincoln
Union
Lincoln
Senator Hoar
Massachusetts
Congress
James G. Blaine
Blaine
Ben Hill
Andersonville
South
Lee
Davis
Jackson
Elihu Washburn
Hoar
Republican Party
McKinley
Roosevelt
Taft
Judge Blount
Philippines
Washington
Southland
Sapphira
Europe