The Men of Secession and Civil War, 1859-1861

This compelling, highly readable book focuses on the men who shaped the events that led to secession and the Civil War. Secessionists tore at the bonds that bound Americans to one another and their government as they maligned Northerners and found siniste

Introduction

xv

Chronology

xix

Cast of Characters: The Men of Secession and War

xxiii

PART ONE Prelude to Disunion

1

(30)

John Brown, Salmon Chase, and the Southern Response to American Antislavery

3

(14)

George Fitzhugh, Roger Taney, and the Northern Response to Southern Proslavery

17

(14)

PART TWO The Secession Campaign

31

(84)

Barnwell Rhett, the Fire-Eaters, and Southern Independence

33

(16)

Stephen Douglas, William Yancey, and the Collapse of the Democratic Party

49

(16)

The Men of the West and the Election of 1860

65

(16)

Alexander Stephens, Deep South Secession, and the Failure of Southern Unionism

81

(20)

Jefferson Davis and the Formation of the Cotton Confederacy

101

(14)

PART THREE The Road to War

115

(50)

John Crittenden and the Failure of Compromise

117

(16)

Abraham Lincoln, Fort Sumter, and the Union

133

(16)

Andrew Johnson, John Letcher, and Secession in the Upper South

149

(16)

Epilogue: Some Thoughts on Alternatives and Consequences

165

(8)

Bibliographical Essay and Recommended Readings

173

(6)

Index

179

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The Men of Secession and Civil War, 1859-1861

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