Historical Dictionary of the Civil War and ReconstructionScarecrow Press, 2004 M05 17 - 968 páginas The importance of the Civil War and Reconstruction in the history of the United States cannot be overstated. There was a very real possibility that the union could have been sundered, resulting in a very different American history, and probably, world history. But the union was held together by tough and determined leaders and by the economic muscle of the North. While not always a period to be proud of, it did have higher goals and compelling ends. This one-volume dictionary, with more than 800 entries covering the significant events, persons, politics, and economic and social themes in the U.S. Civil War and Reconstruction, is a research tool for all levels of readers from high school and up. The extensive chronology, introductory essay, dictionary entries, and comprehensive bibliography introduce and lead the reader through the military and non-military actions of one of the most pivotal events in American history. Substantial coverage is given to the time that followed the Civil War: Reconstruction. This was a period construed in many different ways by the individuals involved, many of whom had little concern for the impact of their acts on others, and even fewer who were interested in the plight of the newly enfranchised blacks, for whom the war had supposedly been fought. While the states were once again 'united,' many of the postwar efforts divided different segments of the population and failed to achieve their goals in an era too often remembered for carpetbaggers and scalawags, and Congressional imbroglios and incompetent government. No matter how one looks at it, the Civil War continues to affect the politics, constitutionalism, and societal norms of the United States in an irrevocable way, and it probably always will. It was a very personal war, not fought by machines, but by men, affecting countless Americans who have one or more Civil War veterans hidden in their family trees. It's a war modern enough to be relevant to today's military interests, yet gentlemanly enough to be the last of the great romantic wars. |
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... Northern Virginia absent for one month at Suffolk siege. 16 April Union Gen. Grant sent his troops by land down the west bank of the Mississippi and had his river naval force bypass the batteries at Vicksburg. 17 April Union cavalry ...
... Northern Virginia absent for one month at Suffolk siege. 16 April Union Gen. Grant sent his troops by land down the west bank of the Mississippi and had his river naval force bypass the batteries at Vicksburg. 17 April Union cavalry ...
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... Northern Democrats met at Chicago for their convention, adopting a peace platform and nominating George B. McClellan, who promptly repudiated the platform. 31 August—1 September Gen. Sherman fought and won the Battle of J onesboro ...
... Northern Democrats met at Chicago for their convention, adopting a peace platform and nominating George B. McClellan, who promptly repudiated the platform. 31 August—1 September Gen. Sherman fought and won the Battle of J onesboro ...
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... Northern men willing to overlook the slavery issue. N orthemers thought that they saw a slave power conspiracy in these numbers, and strove to check it. The most obvious place to challenge slavery was in its spread into the western ...
... Northern men willing to overlook the slavery issue. N orthemers thought that they saw a slave power conspiracy in these numbers, and strove to check it. The most obvious place to challenge slavery was in its spread into the western ...
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... Northern allies would admit to popular sovereignty by opening all of the West to slavery. It would be done by creating two new territories: Kansas and Nebraska. In exchange, the transcontinental railroad would be built out of Chicago ...
... Northern allies would admit to popular sovereignty by opening all of the West to slavery. It would be done by creating two new territories: Kansas and Nebraska. In exchange, the transcontinental railroad would be built out of Chicago ...
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... Northern ones were appointed. Cognizant of losing power and encouraged by the inactivity 0f the outgoing James Buchanan administration, many Southerners, secessionists, urged immediate action. Leave the Union and create their own nation ...
... Northern ones were appointed. Cognizant of losing power and encouraged by the inactivity 0f the outgoing James Buchanan administration, many Southerners, secessionists, urged immediate action. Leave the Union and create their own nation ...
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Select Bibliography | 669 |
Documents Related tothe Civil War and Reconstruction | 873 |
About the Author | 915 |
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