A republic in the ranks : loyalty and dissent in the Army of the Potomac /

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"The Union Army of the Potomac was a hotbed of political activity during the Civil War. It proved a source of constant frustration for Abraham Lincoln, and its commander, George B. McClellan, even secured the Democratic nomination for president in 1864. In this innovative book, Zachery A. Fry u...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Fry, Zachery A. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2020]
Series:Civil War America (Series)
Subjects:
United States. > Army of the Potomac.
1861-1865
Soldiers > Political activity > United States.
HISTORY > United States > Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Regimental histories.
Soldiers > Political activity.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Regimental histories.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Histoire des unités.
United States.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The hope of the nation
  • A devotion almost idolatry
  • We can no longer keep silent
  • Erase every devil of them
  • Copperheads and half-loyal regular officers
  • What the sentiment of the army really is
  • Epilogue
  • Appendix A. Bibliography of 1863 unit political resolutions
  • Appendix B. 1864 reenlistment analysis methodology
  • Appendix C. Participation by regiment in the Philadelphia Free Military School
  • Appendix D. Unit voting returns for 1863 elections
  • Appendix E. Unit voting returns for 1864 Pennsylvania congressional elections
  • Appendix F. Unit voting returns for 1864 presidential election.

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