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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... President - Elect Lincoln 215 10. The Unionists and President Lincoln- The March 1861 Rapprochement 254 11. Reversal of the Hands - Off Policy 289 12. The Unionists , Fort Sumter , and the Proclamation for Seventy - five Thousand Troops ...
... President - Elect Lincoln 215 10. The Unionists and President Lincoln- The March 1861 Rapprochement 254 11. Reversal of the Hands - Off Policy 289 12. The Unionists , Fort Sumter , and the Proclamation for Seventy - five Thousand Troops ...
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... president did not unite the South in support of secession . Instead , events during the winter of 1860-61 split the South more deeply than ever before . ' Seven deep South states from South Carolina west to Texas left the Union and ...
... president did not unite the South in support of secession . Instead , events during the winter of 1860-61 split the South more deeply than ever before . ' Seven deep South states from South Carolina west to Texas left the Union and ...
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... a country with a Republican president . Ruffin had reason to feel frustrated as he traveled south . Lincoln's election had not united the South , as Ruffin had hoped . On February 4 , 1861 , the very day that representatives Preface | xvii.
... a country with a Republican president . Ruffin had reason to feel frustrated as he traveled south . Lincoln's election had not united the South , as Ruffin had hoped . On February 4 , 1861 , the very day that representatives Preface | xvii.
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... President Lincoln that a noncoercive " hands - off " policy to- ward the seceded states would maintain the dominance of Unionists in the upper South and lead eventually to peaceful restoration of the Union . During March and early April ...
... President Lincoln that a noncoercive " hands - off " policy to- ward the seceded states would maintain the dominance of Unionists in the upper South and lead eventually to peaceful restoration of the Union . During March and early April ...
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... president would seek re- union through a " hands - off ” policy , thereby allowing them to con- solidate power in the upper South . Chapter 11 explains why Lincoln decided instead that war offered the only hope for restoring Preface | xxi.
... president would seek re- union through a " hands - off ” policy , thereby allowing them to con- solidate power in the upper South . Chapter 11 explains why Lincoln decided instead that war offered the only hope for restoring Preface | xxi.
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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