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- 2010051977 abstract "Even one hundred and fifty years later, we are haunted by the Civil War--by its division, its bloodshed, and its origins. Today, many believe that the war was fought over slavery. This answer satisfies our contemporary sense of justice, but as Gary Gallagher shows in this revisionist history, it is an anachronistic judgment. In a searing analysis of the Civil War North as revealed in contemporary letters, diaries, and documents, Gallagher demonstrates that what motivated the North to go to war and persist in an increasingly bloody effort was primarily preservation of the Union. Devotion to the Union bonded nineteenth-century Americans in the North and West against a slaveholding aristocracy in the South and a Europe that seemed destined for oligarchy. Northerners believed they were fighting to save the republic, and with it the world's best hope for democracy. Once we understand the centrality of union, we can in turn appreciate the force that made northern victory possible: the citizen-soldier. Gallagher reveals how the massive volunteer army of the North fought to confirm American exceptionalism by salvaging the Union. Contemporary concerns have distorted the reality of nineteenth-century Americans, who embraced emancipation primarily to punish secessionists and remove slavery as a future threat to union-goals that emerged in the process of war. As Gallagher recovers why and how the Civil War was fought, we gain a more honest understanding of why and how it was won--From book jacket.".
- 2010051977 contributor B11799072.
- 2010051977 coverage "United States History Civil War, 1861-1865.".
- 2010051977 coverage "United States Politics and government 1861-1865.".
- 2010051977 created "2011.".
- 2010051977 date "2011".
- 2010051977 date "2011.".
- 2010051977 dateCopyrighted "2011.".
- 2010051977 description "Even one hundred and fifty years later, we are haunted by the Civil War--by its division, its bloodshed, and its origins. Today, many believe that the war was fought over slavery. This answer satisfies our contemporary sense of justice, but as Gary Gallagher shows in this revisionist history, it is an anachronistic judgment. In a searing analysis of the Civil War North as revealed in contemporary letters, diaries, and documents, Gallagher demonstrates that what motivated the North to go to war and persist in an increasingly bloody effort was primarily preservation of the Union. Devotion to the Union bonded nineteenth-century Americans in the North and West against a slaveholding aristocracy in the South and a Europe that seemed destined for oligarchy. Northerners believed they were fighting to save the republic, and with it the world's best hope for democracy. Once we understand the centrality of union, we can in turn appreciate the force that made northern victory possible: the citizen-soldier. Gallagher reveals how the massive volunteer army of the North fought to confirm American exceptionalism by salvaging the Union. Contemporary concerns have distorted the reality of nineteenth-century Americans, who embraced emancipation primarily to punish secessionists and remove slavery as a future threat to union-goals that emerged in the process of war. As Gallagher recovers why and how the Civil War was fought, we gain a more honest understanding of why and how it was won--From book jacket.".
- 2010051977 description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- 2010051977 description "The grand review -- Union -- Emancipation -- The armies -- Affirmation.".
- 2010051977 extent "215 pages :".
- 2010051977 identifier "0674045629 (alk. paper)".
- 2010051977 identifier "9780674045620 (alk. paper)".
- 2010051977 issued "2011".
- 2010051977 issued "2011.".
- 2010051977 language "eng".
- 2010051977 publisher "Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press,".
- 2010051977 spatial "United States History Civil War, 1861-1865.".
- 2010051977 spatial "United States Politics and government 1861-1865.".
- 2010051977 spatial "United States".
- 2010051977 subject "973.7 22".
- 2010051977 subject "E468 .G349 2011".
- 2010051977 subject "Political culture United States History 19th century.".
- 2010051977 tableOfContents "The grand review -- Union -- Emancipation -- The armies -- Affirmation.".
- 2010051977 title "The Union war / Gary W. Gallagher.".
- 2010051977 type "text".