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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... friend in January 1861 : “ Our people are calmly and fully determined never to submit to Lincoln's admin- istration , or to any Compromise with the Northern States , " William M. Clark observed . " The people themselves in their primary ...
... friend in January 1861 : “ Our people are calmly and fully determined never to submit to Lincoln's admin- istration , or to any Compromise with the Northern States , " William M. Clark observed . " The people themselves in their primary ...
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... friends have established by example a de- manding standard . The statistical portions of my analysis could not have been devel- oped without the assistance of Janet Vavra of the Inter - University Consortium of Political and Social ...
... friends have established by example a de- manding standard . The statistical portions of my analysis could not have been devel- oped without the assistance of Janet Vavra of the Inter - University Consortium of Political and Social ...
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... friends sided with the Union , Hatton nevertheless became a Con- federate , as did a large majority of upper South Unionists . He or- ganized the Seventh Tennessee Volunteer Infantry Regiment ( CSA ) and was promoted to brigade command ...
... friends sided with the Union , Hatton nevertheless became a Con- federate , as did a large majority of upper South Unionists . He or- ganized the Seventh Tennessee Volunteer Infantry Regiment ( CSA ) and was promoted to brigade command ...
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... friends in Lebanon . According to the Lebanon Herald , the mob action was " universally pronounced here by men of all parties as disgraceful . ” 11 Most people in Wilson County remained loyal Unionists until re- ceiving word about ...
... friends in Lebanon . According to the Lebanon Herald , the mob action was " universally pronounced here by men of all parties as disgraceful . ” 11 Most people in Wilson County remained loyal Unionists until re- ceiving word about ...
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... friends by following the lead of the conciliatory Seward , who had exceptionally close ties to the Adams family . Adams's eloquent speech in Congress on January 31 , 1861 , attempted to reassure southerners about northern intentions ...
... friends by following the lead of the conciliatory Seward , who had exceptionally close ties to the Adams family . Adams's eloquent speech in Congress on January 31 , 1861 , attempted to reassure southerners about northern intentions ...
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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