A Republic in the Ranks : Loyalty and Dissent in the Army of the Potomac /
"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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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chapel Hill :
The University of North Carolina Press,
[2020]
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.


