We viewed it yesterday, on the last day possible. The one part that stands to stick with me is the observation that after 1865, it became so important in Kentucky politics to trace one's experiences to the losing Confederate cause rather than the victorious Union, it had the effect of Kentucky seceding after the war was lost.
Sunday, April 08, 2012
"Civil War: My Brother, My Enemy" concludes its run at the Frazier History Museum.
We viewed it yesterday, on the last day possible. The one part that stands to stick with me is the observation that after 1865, it became so important in Kentucky politics to trace one's experiences to the losing Confederate cause rather than the victorious Union, it had the effect of Kentucky seceding after the war was lost.
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