Ending the civil war and consequences for Congress / edited by Paul Finkelman and Donald R. Kennon.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Finkelman, Paul, 1949- editor.

Kennon, Donald R., 1948- editor.

Series:

Perspectives on the history of Congress, 1801-1877

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Congress--History--19th century.

United States.

United States. Congress.

History.

Civil rights.

Postwar reconstruction--Law and legislation.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Law and legislation.

Postwar reconstruction--Law and legislation--United States--History--19th century.

Postwar reconstruction.

Civil rights--United States--History--19th century.

United States--Politics and government--1865-1877.

Politics and government.

Legislation.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

vi, 165 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Athens, Ohio : Published for the United States Capitol Historical Society by Ohio University Press, [2019]

Summary:

"The social changes and human and economic costs of the Civil War led to profound legal and constitutional developments after it ended, not least of which were the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments and the many laws devised to protect the civil rights of newly freed African Americans. These amendments and laws worked for a while, but they were ineffective or ineffectively enforced for more than a century. In Ending the Civil War and the Consequences for Congress, contributors explore how the end of the war both continued the trauma of the conflict and enhanced the potential for the new birth of freedom that Lincoln promised in the Gettysburg Address. Collectively, they bring their multidisciplinary expertise to bear on the legal, economic, social, and political aspects of the aftermath of the war and Reconstruction era. The book concludes with the reminder of how the meaning of the war has changed over time. The Civil War is no longer the "felt" history it once was, Clay Risen reminds us, and despite the work of many fine scholars it remains contested"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction p. 1 / Paul Finkelman

"A Hungry Belly and Freedom": Rations, Refugees, and Reconstruction at the End of the Civil War p. 11 / Carole Emberton

Federal Prisoners of War and the Long Recovery p. 24 / Lorien Foote

When Johnny Came Marching Home, What Did He Find? A Look at the Postbellum U.S. Economy p. 39 / Jenny Bourne

An Infamous Disregard? Sherman's March and the Laws of War p. 54 / Anne Sarah Rubin

The Fourteenth Amendment and the Joint Committee on Reconstruction p. 74 / Paul Finkelman

Historicizing the Politics of Reconstruction: Congress and the Fourteenth Amendment, Section 2 p. 103 / Peter Wallenstein

Sectionalism, the Fourteenth Amendment, and the End of Popular Constitutionalism p. 135 / William E. Nelson

The Civil War at 100, the Civil War at 150: Commemoration, Identity, and the Changing Shape of National Memory p. 149 / Clay Risen.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780821423370

0821423371

OCLC:

1051678387