"The Great Weight of Responsibility".

An essay is presented which discusses the legacy of the U.S. Civil War from the point of view of the former Confederates and the way they presented it in the pages of the magazine "Confederate Veteran" from 1893 to 1932. Topics include the term "Lost Cause," the magazine's vision of the truth, and its interpretations in textbooks aiming to protect the upper class of the South. The Southern Historical Society Papers that documented veterans' and eyewitnesses' memories are discussed.