New Perspectives on the Union War

Gary W. Gallagher, Elizabeth R. Varon (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

272 Seiten

2019
Fordham University Press (Verlag)
978-0-8232-8454-2 (ISBN)

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Edited by Gary Gallagher and Elizabeth Varon, two of the most prominent nineteenth-century American historians in the nation, New Perspectives on the Union War provides a more nuanced understanding of what “Union” meant in the Civil War North by exploring how various groups of northerners conceived of the term. The essays in this volume demonstrate that while there was a broad consensus that the war was fought, or should be fought, for the cause of Union, there was bitter disagreement over how to define that cause—debate not only between political camps but also within them. The chapters touch on economics, politics, culture, military affairs, ethnicity, and questions relating to just war.

Contributors: Michael T. Caires, Frank Cirillo, D.H. Dilbeck, Jack Furniss, Jesse George-Nichol, William B. Kurtz, Peter C. Luebke, and Tamika Nunley

Gary W. Gallagher (Edited By) Gary W. Gallagher is John L. Nau III Professor in the History of the American Civil War and Director of the John L. Nau III Center for Civil War History at the University of Virginia. He is the author or editor of numerous books, including The Union War. Elizabeth R. Varon (Edited By) Elizabeth R. Varon is Langbourne M. Williams Professor of American History and Associate Director of the John L. Nau III Center for Civil War History at the University of Virginia. She is the author of numerous books, including Appomattox: Victory, Defeat, and Freedom at the End of the Civil War.

Introduction

Gary W. Gallagher and Elizabeth R. Varon | 1

Waiting for the Perfect Moment: Abby Kelley Foster and Stephen Foster’s Union War

Frank J. Cirillo | 9

Elizabeth Keckly’s Union War

Tamika Y. Nunley | 39

To Save the Union “in Behalf of Conservative Men”: Horatio Seymour and the Democratic Vision for War

Jack Furniss | 63

The Union as It Was: Northern Catholics’ Conservative Unionism

William B. Kurtz | 91

“Certain Ill-Considered Phrases”: Edward Bates and the Disunionist Dangers of Radical Rhetoric

Jesse George-Nichol | 114

“Responsible to One Another and to God”: Why Francis Lieber Believed the Union War Must Remain a Just War

D. H. Dilbeck | 143

Building a Union of Banks: Salmon P. Chase and the Creation of the National Banking System

Michael T. Caires | 160

“To Transmit and Perpetuate the Fruits of This Victory”: Union Regimental Histories and the Great

Rebellion in Immediate Retrospect

Peter C. Luebke | 186

Notes 201

Bibliographic Note 241

List of Contributors 245

Index 247

Erscheinungsdatum	01.06.2019
Reihe/Serie	The North's Civil War
Co-Autor	Michael Caires, Frank Cirillo, D.H. Dilbeck
Zusatzinfo	8
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
ISBN-10	0-8232-8454-9 / 0823284549
ISBN-13	978-0-8232-8454-2 / 9780823284542
Zustand	Neuware