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  1. Union Sentiment in Mississippi
    date May 21, 1862map YAZOO, Mississippitags Politics, War, Women

    Dedication to one's state and the Confederacy was of utmost importance to citizens of the South during the Civil War. Union sentiment or the suggestion of a peace negotiation with the Federal Government was considered an abomination among stanch Southern Confederates, including women. However, Unionists did exist on the southern home front, a struggle that pitted families and neighbors against one...