Freedom, Union, and Power : Lincoln and His Party in the Civil War / Michael Green.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Green, Michael, Author.

Series:

The North's Civil War

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (398 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Fordham University Press, [2022]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Freedom, Union, and Power analyzes the beliefs of the Republican Party during the Civil War, how those beliefs changed, and what those changes foreshadowed for the future. The party's pre-war ideology of "free soil, free labor, free men" changed with the Republican ascent to power in the White House. With Lincoln's election, Republicans faced something new-responsibility for the government. With responsibility came the need to wage a war for the survival of that government, the country, and the party. And with victory in the war came responsibility responsibility for saving the Union-by ending slavery-and for pursuing policies that fit into their belief in a strong, free Union. Michael Green shows how Republicans had to wield federal power to stop a rebellion against freedom and union. Crucial to their use of federal power was their hope of keeping that power-the intersection of policy and politics.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

Abbreviations Used in the Notes

Preface and Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Freedom, Union, and Power: The Civil War Republican Party

2. Free Labor, Freed Labor, and Free Capital

3. The Great Secession Winter and the Politics of Power and Responsibility

4. Lincoln's Warring Cabinet: Many Secretaries, One Ideology

5. The Republicans and Slavery

6. Law and Order: The Republicans, the Supreme Court, and the Constitution

7. The Paradox of Power: Republicans and the Military

8. The Republican Party, the Union Party, and Lincoln's Reelection

9. Reforming and Remaking the Nation

Conclusion: Successes and Failures of Republican Ideology

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Mrz 2022)

ISBN:

0-8232-9161-8

OCLC:

1350685731