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James Longstreet, Confederate general, became cotton broker and president of insurance company in New Orleans, then moved to Georgia, opposed black rights but sought to use the Republican Party to allow southerners to regain control.
John Singleton Mosby, was the popular leader of Confederate raiders in "Mosby's Confederacy" in northern Virginia, became a lawyer in Warrenton, VA, joined Republican party, appointed consul to Hong Kong 1878, then attorney for the Department of Justice.
James Alcorn, the southern Whig who became the first Republican governor of Mississippi.
Lewis Parsons, southern Whig who was the provisional governor of Alabama.
William Holden, governor of North Carolina, had resisted secession in 1861, led the southern peace movement and opposition to Jeff Davis during the war, sought an early end to the war in 1864-65, was the first provisional governor appointed by Andrew Johnson May 29, 1865.
Joe Brown, governor of Georgia, joined Republican party for personal gain, became rich in iron and coal, after Reconstruction ended he returned to the Democratic party as Senator in Congress.
Franklin Moses, Jr., lower house speaker and state treasurer of South Carolina, solicited bribes and looted the state treasury for his personal gain.