Emancipation, the Union Army, and the Reelection of Abraham Lincoln /

"The Union army's overwhelming vote for Abraham Lincoln's reelection in 1864 has led many Civil War scholars to conclude that the soldiers supported the Republican Party and its effort to abolish slavery. In Emancipation, the Union Army, and the Reelection of Abraham Lincoln, Jonathan...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: White, Jonathan W., 1979-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 2014.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Lincoln, Abraham > 1809-1865
USA > President
Soldat
Präsidentenwahl
Soldiers > Suffrage.
Presidents > Election.
Politics and government
Soldiers > Suffrage > United States > History > 19th century.
Presidents > United States > Election > 1864.
USA
United States.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1861-1865.
United States > Politics and government > 1861-1865.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • "That the purity and sanctity of the ballot box shall be preserved": Civil War politics and the troops
  • "You must have learned ... of my official decapitation": emancipation and intimidation in the Union ranks
  • "I am afraid I am something of a Copperhead": resignations and desertions in the Union army following emancipation
  • "For my part I dont care who is elected president": the Union army and the elections of 1864
  • "Not fit to be a citizen": the disfranchisement of deserters in the postwar period
  • Epilogue: "A vote in the democracy for which they are fighting and dying."

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