This was the term given to the southern states after the end of the reconstruction era.

The term given to the South after the Reconstruction period was New South. Modernizers sought to disassociate the region from the negative stereotypes of the Civil War and Reconstruction era. Reformers emphasized modernization, urbanization and industrialization.

it provided for selection of government employees through competitive examinations. it also made it unlawful to fire or demote covered employees for political reasons or to require them to give political service or payment, and it set up a civil service commission to enforce the law.

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b. 155 enlisted men and no officers