04254nam 2200697Ia 450 991097060970332120200520144314.097866130638859781283063883128306388397802520917040252091701(CKB)3390000000006639(OCoLC)748780261(CaPaEBR)ebrary10532348(SSID)ssj0000544679(PQKBManifestationID)11367339(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000544679(PQKBWorkID)10534976(PQKB)10689802(MiAaPQ)EBC3413876(MdBmJHUP)muse23733(Au-PeEL)EBL3413876(CaPaEBR)ebr10532348(CaONFJC)MIL306388(OCoLC)923493323(Perlego)2383042(EXLCZ)99339000000000663920090413d2009 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrRace and radicalism in the Union Army /Mark A. Lause1st ed.Urbana University of Illinois Pressc20091 online resource (205 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9780252079252 0252079256 9780252034466 0252034465 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Shadow of John Brown -- 2. A Free West in a Slave Nation -- 3. War in the Far West -- 4. Whiteness Challenged -- 5. The Union as It Never Was -- 6. Beyond the Map -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index -- Illustrations follow page 66.In this compelling portrait of interracial activism, Mark A. Lause documents the efforts of radical followers of John Brown to construct a triracial portion of the Federal Army of the Frontier. Mobilized and inspired by the idea of a Union that would benefit all, black, Indian, and white soldiers fought side by side, achieving remarkable successes in the field. Against a backdrop of idealism, racism, greed, and the agonies and deprivations of combat, Lause examines links between radicalism and reform, on the one hand, and racialized interactions among blacks, Indians, and whites, on the other. Lause examines how this multiracial vision of American society developed on the Western frontier. Focusing on the men and women who supported Brown in territorial Kansas, Lause examines the impact of abolitionist sentiment on relations with Indians and the crucial role of nonwhites in the conflict. Through this experience, Indians, blacks, and whites began to see their destinies as interdependent, and Lause discusses the radicalizing impact of this triracial Unionism upon the military course of the war in the upper Trans-Mississippi. The aftermath of the Civil War destroyed much of the memory of the war in the West, particularly in the Indian Territory (now Oklahoma). The opportunity for an interracial society was quashed by the government's willingness to redefine the lucrative field of Indian exploitation for military and civilian officials and contractors. Assessing the social interrelations, ramifications, and military impact of nonwhites in the Union forces, Race and Radicalism in the Union Army explores the extent of interracial thought and activity among Americans in this period and greatly expands the historical narrative on the Civil War in the West. RadicalismUnited StatesHistory19th centuryIndian TerritoryHistory, Military19th centuryUnited StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865Social aspectsUnited StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865Participation, African AmericanUnited StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865Participation, IndianRadicalismHistory973.7/1Lause Mark A855132MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910970609703321Race and radicalism in the Union Army4355695UNINA