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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... seceding states . Had the Confederacy not ultimately included these three states , its claim to independence would have been far less impressive , as would its ability to make good on that claim . Our understanding of secession draws ...
... seceding states . Had the Confederacy not ultimately included these three states , its claim to independence would have been far less impressive , as would its ability to make good on that claim . Our understanding of secession draws ...
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... seceding states . They neverthe- less expected that secessionists would reconsider their rash action , thereby allowing peaceful restoration of the Union . The Unionist coalition in the upper South was composed primarily of Whigs ...
... seceding states . They neverthe- less expected that secessionists would reconsider their rash action , thereby allowing peaceful restoration of the Union . The Unionist coalition in the upper South was composed primarily of Whigs ...
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... seceding gave legitimacy to the efforts of conciliatory Republicans , headed by the incoming secretary of state , William H. Seward . He tried to per- suade President Lincoln that a noncoercive " hands - off " policy to- ward the seceded ...
... seceding gave legitimacy to the efforts of conciliatory Republicans , headed by the incoming secretary of state , William H. Seward . He tried to per- suade President Lincoln that a noncoercive " hands - off " policy to- ward the seceded ...
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... seceding . Those opposed be- came , perforce , “ Unionists . ” ( Secessionist preferred to call their op- ponents ... seceded . Their location , manpower , and resources determined that the Confederacy would have a fighting chance . I ...
... seceding . Those opposed be- came , perforce , “ Unionists . ” ( Secessionist preferred to call their op- ponents ... seceded . Their location , manpower , and resources determined that the Confederacy would have a fighting chance . I ...
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... would adopt a peaceful policy and avoid an armed clash with the seceding states . Late in March , Hatton noted : “ All is quiet here . Secession is making no head- way . Can't for the present . Trust it never Prologue | 5.
... would adopt a peaceful policy and avoid an armed clash with the seceding states . Late in March , Hatton noted : “ All is quiet here . Secession is making no head- way . Can't for the present . Trust it never Prologue | 5.
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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