Reluctant Confederates: Upper South Unionists in the Secession CrisisDaniel Crofts examines Unionists in three pivotal southern states--Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee--and shows why the outbreak of the war enabled the Confederacy to gain the allegiance of these essential, if ambivalent, governments. "Crofts's study focuses on Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee, but it includes analyses of the North and Deep South as well. As a result, his volume presents the views of all parties to the sectional conflict and offers a vivid portrait of the interaction between them.--American Historical Review "Refocuses our attention on an important but surprisingly neglected group--the Unionists of the upper South during the secession crisis, who have been too readily ignored by other historians.--Journal of Southern History |
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... feared that civil war was " inevitable . ” New Year's Day dawned " bright ” and “ cheerful , " but Hatton thought “ the sky is dark , politically — dark as midnight . ” In early January , he served on the ad hoc “ border state committee ...
... feared that civil war was " inevitable . ” New Year's Day dawned " bright ” and “ cheerful , " but Hatton thought “ the sky is dark , politically — dark as midnight . ” In early January , he served on the ad hoc “ border state committee ...
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... feared that his speech would “ not be well received at home ” because it was “ too strongly for the Union , to suit just now . ” 7 Isolated in Washington , where the polarization between secession- ists and hard - line Republicans ...
... feared that his speech would “ not be well received at home ” because it was “ too strongly for the Union , to suit just now . ” 7 Isolated in Washington , where the polarization between secession- ists and hard - line Republicans ...
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... feared that free- dom , liberty , and equality were constantly endangered by self - seeking conspirators who would put aristocratic privilege ahead of the pub- lic good . The great professed goal of political leaders in both parties was ...
... feared that free- dom , liberty , and equality were constantly endangered by self - seeking conspirators who would put aristocratic privilege ahead of the pub- lic good . The great professed goal of political leaders in both parties was ...
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... feared it . The developing party system in effect tamed and insti- tutionalized this cleavage . The Democratic party gave “ at least the appearance of involvement and participation to those who doubted the benefits of progress , " while ...
... feared it . The developing party system in effect tamed and insti- tutionalized this cleavage . The Democratic party gave “ at least the appearance of involvement and participation to those who doubted the benefits of progress , " while ...
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Contents
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3 The Political Origins of Upper South Unionism | 66 |
4 Unionists on the Defensive | 90 |
5 The Unionist Argument | 104 |
6 The Unionist Offensive | 130 |
7 Measuring the Unionist Insurgency | 164 |
11 Reversal of the HandsOff Policy | 289 |
12 The Unionists Fort Sumter and the Proclamation for Seventyfive Thousand Troops | 308 |
Southern Unionists after the Proclamation | 334 |
Rethinking the Secession Crisis | 353 |
Multiple RegressionParty Slavery and Secession | 361 |
Ecological RegressionEstimating Voter Behavior | 367 |
Statistics Secession and the Historians | 376 |
Notes | 383 |
8 The Unionists and Compromise | 195 |
9 The Unionists the Republican Party and PresidentElect Lincoln | 215 |
10 The Unionists and President LincolnThe March 1861 Rapprochement | 254 |
Bibliographical Essay | 457 |
Index | 481 |
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