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They had to be officially pardoned first.

Then most of them got respectable jobs as railroad presidents or insurance company directors.

Some didn't - and formed the KKK.

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And at least one- John S. Mosby- the "Gray Ghost", commander of Mosby's Rangers- became a US Ambassador!

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Q: What happened to the Southern generals and officers after the civil war?
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