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The most complete political machine ever known : the North's Union Leagues in the American Civil War
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- Summary
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"This book in the Civil War in the North series examines the Union League movement and its influence on the Northern home front in the Civil War."--Provided by publisher.
Details
- Creator
- Paul Taylor
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- 1st ed
- Kent, Ohio : Kent State University Press, [2018]
- Series
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (337 pages)
- ISBNs
- 9781631013362, 163101336X, 9781631013355, 1631013351, 1606353535
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- "Quiet men are dangerous": civilian antecedents of the Union Leaguess -- "There can be no neutrals in this war; only patriots or traitors": the demand for public loyalty -- "A fire of liberty burning upon the altar": the Union Leagues arise amidst despair and disillusionment -- "A refuge rather than a resort for loyalty": Philadelphia, New York, and Boston lead the way -- "We are learning to draw the line between treason and loyalty": Union League ostracism and Democratic resentment -- "This is the time for pamphleteers and essayists": the pen begins to fight alongside the sword against copperhead dissent and violence -- "The Loyal Leagues are really effecting public opinion": the broad-based loyal leagues and "no party now? -- "Neutrality is allied to treason; indifference becomes a crime; and whoever is not with us is against us": a Union League of America Council in every town -- "We are not a partisan, yet we are a political organization": women enter the fray as Midwest dissent boils over -- "We are organizing our leagues and getting ready for the great fight of 1864": an open arm of the Republican Party -- "Once more rally around the flag, and your work will be complete": a bitter and partisan election -- "It is a fatal mistake to hold that this war is over because the fighting has ceased": the Union League in Reconstruction