The Resource Lincoln and the Border States : preserving the Union, William C. Harris
Lincoln and the Border States : preserving the Union, William C. Harris
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- Summary
- Faced with a divided nation, Abraham Lincoln deemed the loyalty of the border slave states of Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri crucial to the preservation of the Union. But while most scholars contend that these states were secure by the end of 1861, the author argues that Confederate campaigns and guerrilla activities kept the border region in constant turmoil- and that those states preoccupied Lincoln at every turning point of the war. This first history of Lincoln's border-state policies in more than eighty years offers a fresh and comprehensive perspective on how he negotiated, sometimes falteringly, the complex politics attached to such divisive issues as emancipation and suspension of habeas corpus. It provides new insights into the president's leadership and the daunting problems he faced, as well as a window into federal-state relations, military-civil affairs, and the ongoing struggle for the Union. A native Kentuckian whose wife's family included slaveholders in Kentucky, Lincoln identified with the upper South and understood how its people often had torn loyalties. But the author shows how few problems proved more troublesome for Lincoln than political disputes in the border states involving military interference in civil affairs, and nothing exceeded the difficulties he faced there over his antislavery policies and the enlistment of blacks in the army. The author argues that Lincoln's patient and judicious management of border-state affairs, despite occasional missteps, proved crucial in keeping the border states in the Union, gaining their support for the war effort, and ultimately securing the end of slavery. Describing presidential relations with governors, congressmen, and regional military commanders and his handling of factionalism among Unionists, this book shows how Lincoln's careful attention to the border states paved the way for emancipation, an aspect generally overlooked by historians. In the end, it was mainly due to Lincoln's skillful leadership that the border states were saved for the Union and slavery was abolished in America. This well researched book treats in rich detail Lincoln's triumphs and tragedies in dealing with the border region, providing the definitive account of the crucial part these states played in America's bloodiest war. -- Publisher Description
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xii, 416 pages
- Contents
-
- The Border States and Lincoln's election
- After Fort Sumter : crisis in Maryland
- Kentucky : experiment in neutrality
- Missouri : a state in turmoil
- Lincoln's emancipation initiatives and the Border States
- The struggle over emancipation
- Resistance in Kentucky, 1863-1865
- Union and emancipation triumphant : Maryland
- Union and emancipation triumphant : Missouri
- Isbn
- 9780700620159
- Label
- Lincoln and the Border States : preserving the Union
- Title
- Lincoln and the Border States
- Title remainder
- preserving the Union
- Statement of responsibility
- William C. Harris
- Subject
-
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Views on slavery
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National
- Slavery -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Slaves -- Emancipation -- United States
- Slaves -- Emancipation -- Border States
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Political aspects
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865
- Lincoln, Abraham
- HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
- Abolitionismus
- USA -- Nordstaaten
- Grenzgebiet
- Nordstaaten (USA)
- Nachbarstaat
- Abolitionismus
- Border States (U.S. Civil War)
- Slavery -- Political aspects -- Border States -- History -- 19th century
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Faced with a divided nation, Abraham Lincoln deemed the loyalty of the border slave states of Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri crucial to the preservation of the Union. But while most scholars contend that these states were secure by the end of 1861, the author argues that Confederate campaigns and guerrilla activities kept the border region in constant turmoil- and that those states preoccupied Lincoln at every turning point of the war. This first history of Lincoln's border-state policies in more than eighty years offers a fresh and comprehensive perspective on how he negotiated, sometimes falteringly, the complex politics attached to such divisive issues as emancipation and suspension of habeas corpus. It provides new insights into the president's leadership and the daunting problems he faced, as well as a window into federal-state relations, military-civil affairs, and the ongoing struggle for the Union. A native Kentuckian whose wife's family included slaveholders in Kentucky, Lincoln identified with the upper South and understood how its people often had torn loyalties. But the author shows how few problems proved more troublesome for Lincoln than political disputes in the border states involving military interference in civil affairs, and nothing exceeded the difficulties he faced there over his antislavery policies and the enlistment of blacks in the army. The author argues that Lincoln's patient and judicious management of border-state affairs, despite occasional missteps, proved crucial in keeping the border states in the Union, gaining their support for the war effort, and ultimately securing the end of slavery. Describing presidential relations with governors, congressmen, and regional military commanders and his handling of factionalism among Unionists, this book shows how Lincoln's careful attention to the border states paved the way for emancipation, an aspect generally overlooked by historians. In the end, it was mainly due to Lincoln's skillful leadership that the border states were saved for the Union and slavery was abolished in America. This well researched book treats in rich detail Lincoln's triumphs and tragedies in dealing with the border region, providing the definitive account of the crucial part these states played in America's bloodiest war. -- Publisher Description
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1933-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Harris, William C.
- Dewey number
- 973.7/1
- Government publication
- government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E459
- LC item number
- .H29 2011
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Lincoln, Abraham
- Lincoln, Abraham
- Lincoln, Abraham
- Border States (U.S. Civil War)
- United States
- United States
- Slavery
- Slavery
- Slaves
- Slaves
- Abolitionismus
- Nachbarstaat
- USA
- Abolitionismus
- Grenzgebiet
- Nordstaaten (USA)
- HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National
- Label
- Lincoln and the Border States : preserving the Union, William C. Harris
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The Border States and Lincoln's election -- After Fort Sumter : crisis in Maryland -- Kentucky : experiment in neutrality -- Missouri : a state in turmoil -- Lincoln's emancipation initiatives and the Border States -- The struggle over emancipation -- Resistance in Kentucky, 1863-1865 -- Union and emancipation triumphant : Maryland -- Union and emancipation triumphant : Missouri
- Control code
- ocn714731538
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xii, 416 pages
- Isbn
- 9780700620159
- Lccn
- 2011024072
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780700618040
- (OCoLC)714731538
- Label
- Lincoln and the Border States : preserving the Union, William C. Harris
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The Border States and Lincoln's election -- After Fort Sumter : crisis in Maryland -- Kentucky : experiment in neutrality -- Missouri : a state in turmoil -- Lincoln's emancipation initiatives and the Border States -- The struggle over emancipation -- Resistance in Kentucky, 1863-1865 -- Union and emancipation triumphant : Maryland -- Union and emancipation triumphant : Missouri
- Control code
- ocn714731538
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xii, 416 pages
- Isbn
- 9780700620159
- Lccn
- 2011024072
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780700618040
- (OCoLC)714731538
Subject
- Abolitionismus
- Abolitionismus
- Border States (U.S. Civil War)
- Grenzgebiet
- HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
- Lincoln, Abraham
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Views on slavery
- Nachbarstaat
- Nordstaaten (USA)
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National
- Slavery -- Political aspects -- Border States -- History -- 19th century
- Slavery -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Slaves -- Emancipation -- Border States
- Slaves -- Emancipation -- United States
- USA -- Nordstaaten
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Political aspects
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865
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