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Lincoln and Citizens' Rights in Civil War Missouri : Balancing Freedom and Security /

During the Civil War, Missouri presented President Abraham Lincoln, United States military commanders, and state officials with an array of complex and difficult problems. Although Missouri did not secede, a large minority of residents owned slaves, sympathized with secession, or favored the Confede...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Boman, Dennis K.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 2011.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • The secession crisis and Missouri
  • The command of John C. Fremont
  • General Henry W. Halleck and the law of war
  • Military government and civil liberties
  • The struggle for Missouri and martial law
  • Civil liberties under General Samuel R. Curtis
  • Radical policies and the removal of General Samuel R. Curtis
  • Emancipation and civil liberties
  • Lincoln's showdown with the radicals
  • General William S. Rosecrans and Price's raid
  • Lincoln and the return to civilian rule in Missouri.