""A Defense Of Virginia, And Through Her, Of The South, In Recent And Pending Contests Against The Sectional Party"" is a historical book written by Robert Lewis Dabney in 1867. The book is a defense of Virginia and the South during the American Civil War and the Reconstruction Era. It argues against the Northern ""Sectional Party"" and their policies, which Dabney believed were harmful to the South. The book covers topics such as slavery, states'...