I could imagine if a point was made to take the lands and properties of the former plantation owners who pushed for the war and have them divided and given to the mostly poor Southern men who fought it, it even could be popular.
It even feeds into the Lost Cause/Brother vs. Brother mentality that developed post-war.
"The bastards in Montogmery and Richmond may have been fighting to keep slavery, but our forefathers were just defending their homes. So post war, the yanks strung them up, and our homes got a little bit bigger. Mighty kind of em' even if they are damn yankees."
It even feeds into the Lost Cause/Brother vs. Brother mentality that developed post-war.
"The bastards in Montogmery and Richmond may have been fighting to keep slavery, but our forefathers were just defending their homes. So post war, the yanks strung them up, and our homes got a little bit bigger. Mighty kind of em' even if they are damn yankees."