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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826591903321

Autore

Chodes John J.

Titolo

Abe Lincoln's secret war against the North / / John Chodes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Algora Publishing, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-62894-113-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (210 p.)

Disciplina

973.7092

Soggetti

Militarism - United States - History - 19th century

United States Politics and government 1861-1865

United States Military policy

New York (State) Politics and government 1861-1865

Maryland Politics and government 1861-1865

Indiana Politics and government 1861-1865

Missouri Politics and government 1861-1865

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Lincoln's War Against New York -- Overview of Pre-War Political and Commercial New York -- The War Begins -- Second Invasion of New York  -- Lincoln's Andersonville: Elmira New York  -- Republicans Reconstruct New York Like the South --Chapter 2. Lincoln's Invasion of Maryland -- Maryland Remains Loyal to Union  -- Outbreak of War Against Maryland  -- The Antietam Campaign and Its Aftermath --  Maryland Reconstructed Like the South -- Chapter 3. Oliver P. Morton, Indiana's War Governor: "I Am The State" -- Chapter 4. Lincoln’s Annihilation of Missouri -- Background to the War in Missouri  -- The Camp Jackson Massacre: War -- After the War, Missouri "Reconstructed" Like the Confederacy --Bibliography --About the Author --Index.

Sommario/riassunto

"Abraham Lincoln is an American icon. As 'Honest Abe' and the 'Great Emancipator,' today he is viewed as a demigod whose grand virtues far outweigh his miniscule human failings. Yet he wasn't always viewed this way. During his presidency, he was feared and hated, not only by



Southerners, but also by his political rivals, the Democrats, and to a surprising degree, by the rank and file of his own Republican Party. They recognized that he had become a brutal dictator and was turning the USA into a permanently militarized nation. Today, much of this has been swept under the rug, but through this investigation of three Northern states that opposed Abraham Lincoln's policies, and one state that fervently supported him, the true reality will be kept alive"--Provided by publisher.