aug 18, 1882 - Whigs form

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Despite the general distaste towards parties in early Confederate politics, Longstreet's desire to accumulate and hold on to power within his administration and his technically second term meant he needed a way to form patronages and favours which could extend to a party basis. Longstreet also mandated a strict means which parties could have a legal basis in the CSA, making it nearly impossible for another to arrive which could challenge the Whigs.

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