Excerpt from The Early Period of Reconstruction in South Carolina: A Dissertation Submitted to the Board of University Studies of the Johns Hopkins University in Conformity With the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of PhilosophySecond, the difficulties of reconstruction in South Carolina were increased by the measures of retaliation that had been undertaken against her. It will be seen later that the State as the hot-bed of rebellion - as the ringleader in the Opposition to the Federal government - was singled out by the United States military authorities as the object of special punishment. The effect of this upon public opin ion was decidedly important.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.