Well, this book has made me learn that Manly Wade Wellman was a huge Robert E. Lee's fan and the "Lost Cause" confederacy narrative as a whole, which is disappointing, but also... confusing. I would've thought that Silver John as a character stands as a direct  antithesis to all that ideology, but what do I know, I guess.
Anyways, Wellman still a good writer and I'd be a liar if I said that I didn't enjoy some parts on the story, so, left the experience bit conflicted overall, I say.