Emancipation, the Union army, and the reelection of Abraham Lincoln / Jonathan W. White.

Author/creator White, Jonathan W., 1979- author.
Format Book
PublicationBaton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2014]
Descriptionxv, 275 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesConflicting worlds: new dimensions of the American Civil War
Conflicting worlds. ^A449147
Contents "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".
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2013028459
ISBN9780807154571
ISBN0807154571 (cloth : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks E458.4 .W554 2014 ✔ Available Place Hold