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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Page xvi
... thought the cotton states had no legitimate complaints about the federal government . He tried to persuade an Alabama cousin that secession was " unwise and impolitic , " liable to speed “ the ruin and overthrow of negro slavery ” and ...
... thought the cotton states had no legitimate complaints about the federal government . He tried to persuade an Alabama cousin that secession was " unwise and impolitic , " liable to speed “ the ruin and overthrow of negro slavery ” and ...
Page xxi
... thought , Chapter 6 recounts the principal Unionist achievement - blocking secession in the upper South in early 1861 . Chapter 7 shows that popular opposition to secession triggered the greatest realignment of political loyalties in a ...
... thought , Chapter 6 recounts the principal Unionist achievement - blocking secession in the upper South in early 1861 . Chapter 7 shows that popular opposition to secession triggered the greatest realignment of political loyalties in a ...
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... thought “ the sky is dark , politically — dark as midnight . ” In early January , he served on the ad hoc “ border state committee ” that devised a com- promise plan of settlement , but few Republicans would accept it . Nor did news ...
... thought “ the sky is dark , politically — dark as midnight . ” In early January , he served on the ad hoc “ border state committee ” that devised a com- promise plan of settlement , but few Republicans would accept it . Nor did news ...
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... thought was hap- pening , what they tried to do , and how the leaders of the Republican party responded to their efforts . Several individuals deserve introduction before proceeding fur- ther . The three most notable northern ...
... thought was hap- pening , what they tried to do , and how the leaders of the Republican party responded to their efforts . Several individuals deserve introduction before proceeding fur- ther . The three most notable northern ...
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... thought Bell lacked the qualities necessary for a popular leader.1o Bell's career in the Senate coincided with growing sectional polar- ization . Though fearful of “ losing standing in the South , " he op- posed both the Kansas ...
... thought Bell lacked the qualities necessary for a popular leader.1o Bell's career in the Senate coincided with growing sectional polar- ization . Though fearful of “ losing standing in the South , " he op- posed both the Kansas ...
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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