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Informationen zum Autor The late John Martin Davis, Jr., was a retired Dallas tax attorney and CPA who lived in Fort Davis, Texas. He was awarded an honorary doctorate in history by Sul Ross State University. An authority on Texas maps, he was a member of the Philosophical Society of Texas for the Collection and Diffusion of Knowledge. Klappentext This book presents the little-studied story of the history and documents of the pardons, passes, paroles and promises of loyalty used by both North and South. The words of the loyalty oaths required for passes, paroles and pardons grew over time from a few simple lines to several paragraphs. Conditions were added and pre-qualifications modified. This history provides insights into the politics, culture and battlefield realities present during the conduct of the war. Zusammenfassung "This book presents the little-studied story of the history and documents of the pardons! passes! paroles and promises of loyalty used by both North and South. It provides insights into the politics! culture and battlefield realities present during the conduct of the war"-- Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsAcknowledgments delete?vForeword by Lawrence S. Rowland delete?BR>Preface delete?BR>Introduction delete?BR>1. Treason delete?BR>2. Promises of Loyalty delete?3. Passes and Paroles delete?4. Presidential Pardons delete?5. Prisoner Oaths delete?6. Paroles on Surrender delete?7. Postwar Amnesty delete?0Introduction to the Appendices delete?9Appendix 1: Paroles delete?0Appendix 2: Passes delete?6Appendix 3: Pardons delete?1Appendix 4: Promises of Loyalty delete?6Notes delete?5Bibliography delete?7Index delete?9
