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New Perspectives on the Union War explores, at a wide array of points along the political spectrum, the many shapes patriotic sentiment took in the loyal states during the Civil War. The essays provide new insights into well-known figures such as Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase, political philosopher Francis Lieber, African American author/entrepreneur Elizabeth Keckley, abolitionist Abby Kelly Foster, New York governor Horatio Seymour, and Attorney General Edward Bates. They also offer the perspectives of common soldiers, of the partisan press, of the clergy, and of social reformers.
List of contents
IntroductionGary 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
About the author
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.
