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"Even patriotic merchants were inclined to refuse to accept the town's notes." (pg 172) Did this mean each town had their own form of money within the Confederate States? -Megan Mc | "Even patriotic merchants were inclined to refuse to accept the town's notes." (pg 172) Did this mean each town had their own form of money within the Confederate States? -Megan Mc | ||
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| + | For a decent part of the reading it describes how the war was actually one for masculinity. The men went to war to protect the women, and after the war they buried the Confederate cause to take care of their women (as well as set up groups to assist widows and orphans.) It makes the women and the children sound completely helpless, didn’t some women end up liking the freedom and power they had while the men were off at war? –Megan Mc. | ||
