Macaria; or, Altars of Sacrifice

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Her Macaria; or, Altars of Sacrifice (1864), published in Richmond, Virginia, was an effective morale builder in the South, and even a Northern edition, reprinted from a contraband copy, sold well. One Union general was said to have ordered his men not to read it and…
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