02767nam 2200589 450 991079054070332120230803021917.00-8263-5375-4(CKB)2550000001127066(EBL)1458110(OCoLC)860711467(SSID)ssj0001001755(PQKBManifestationID)11541212(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001001755(PQKBWorkID)10995885(PQKB)10880004(MiAaPQ)EBC1458110(MdBmJHUP)muse27366(Au-PeEL)EBL1458110(CaPaEBR)ebr10777486(CaONFJC)MIL527730(EXLCZ)99255000000112706620130502d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEdmund G. Ross soldier, senator, abolitionist /Richard A. RuddyAlbuquerque :University of New Mexico Press,2013.1 online resource (346 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8263-5374-6 1-299-96479-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Young man working at the case -- The abolitionists: a call to action -- Joining the battle for a free Kansas -- Fighting slavery with words -- Ross, the record, and the railroads -- The Civil War and the Kansas volunteers -- Major Ross: return to civilian life -- Southern president, radical congress -- A surprising death, an unexpected appointment -- Reconstruction: the lines are drawn -- The 1867 election: Pomeroy and Ross -- Congress declares war on the president -- The impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson -- Empty accusations: Ross fights back -- The last two years: a working senator -- The campaign to expose Pomeroy -- Liberals versus radicals: shifting alignments -- Albuquerque -- Understanding New Mexico -- Ross and the court of private land claims -- The Santa Fe ring and the territorial legislature -- The final years."Ross was a significant abolitionist, journalist, Union officer, and, eventually, territorial governor of New Mexico. This first full-scale biography of Ross reveals his importance in the history of the United States"--Provided by publisher.LegislatorsUnited StatesBiographyGovernorsNew MexicoBiographyNew MexicoHistory1848-LegislatorsGovernors978.9/04092BRuddy Richard A.1939-1497376MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910790540703321Edmund G. Ross3722456UNINA