New Perspectives on the Union War
Gary W. Gallagher and Elizabeth R. Varon
Abstract
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 ... More
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.
Keywords:
abolitionism,
Civil War,
economics,
politics,
slavery,
social reform,
unionism
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2019 |
Print ISBN-13: 9780823284542 |
| Published to Fordham Scholarship Online: January 2020 |
DOI:10.5422/fordham/9780823284542.001.0001 |
Authors
Affiliations are at time of print publication.
Gary W. Gallagher, editor
University of Virginia
Elizabeth R. Varon, editor
University of Virginia
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