Confederate and Union veterans shaking hands decades after the US Civil War Matthew 2 years ago Share this: RelatedUS Civil War veterans (one from the North, right, and one from the South, left) shaking hands decades after the war endedMay 21, 2014With 1 commentConfederate soldier, US Civil War, 1860sAugust 27, 2020Union (Northern) troops in control of Montgomery, Alabama, at the end of the US Civil War, 1860sAugust 27, 2020