Despite the image of a "Solid South," many southerners stayed loyal to the Union during the Civil War and coexisted uneasily with their Confederate neighbors. In Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, the Lewises gave "no cause of offense" but did not hide their beliefs, made clear to...
Despite the common image of a ?Solid South,? many southerners stayed loyal to the Union during the Civil War and coexisted uneasily with their Confederate neighbors. In Virginia?s Shenandoah Valley, Samuel Hance Lewis?s family remained convinced of the Founding Fathers? wisdom...