BTW, it's a damned travesty that when we discuss COIN TTPs in the Army, we turn to the Indian Wars rather than the Civil War and Reconstruction. Yet another part of "Reconciliation," focusing on conflicts with minorities rather than ACTUAL lessons learned.
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Yes.The roots of the Posse Comitatus laws, restricting use of Federal Troops for law enforcement functions in the States,are fundamentally pro-Confederate in origin. They allowed the post-Confederate states to enact Jim Crow laws,& harass northern migrateshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posse_comitatus …
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Can you recommend a book that covers this?
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My ignorance of our country’s history is exposed here. Can anyone recommend a good book or article about this?
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Foner’s Reconstruction is the masterpiece of the era. His “Short History of Reconstruction” is a very good condensed volume.
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And largely the birth of Jim Crow and a new form of slavery.
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Please, more on this after you open the gin.
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Was there no kick off at the time ? Like why did we even fight the war - or was well we’ve preserved the union that’s enough
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