By Catherine Clinton continue to unravel layers of evidence surrounding cataclysmic episode in our past known as Reconstructio It appears that after Appomattox the conquered Confed did not so much surrender, as it refought old, familiar bat on the homefront. Conflict reconfigurated: from the So streets to its statehouses, in kitchens and courtrooms, terr remained contested. Although Reconstruction has spaw vital and prize-winning historical literature, many aspects o era remain unexplored. And the African-American wom this and other generations remain buried beneath histor disclaimers about sources and neglect, but buried nonetheles