Book contents
- The Cambridge History of the American Civil War
- The Cambridge History of the American Civil War
- The Cambridge History of the American Civil War
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors to Volume II
- Note on the Text
- Part I Causes
- Part II Managing the War
- Part III The Global War
- Part IV Politics
- 18 Radicals and Republicans
- 19 Northern Democrats
- 20 Confederate Politics
- 21 Lincoln and the War
- 22 Peace and Dissent in the North
- 23 African American Political Activism
- 24 Davis and the War
- 25 Peace and Dissent in the South
- Index
- References
20 - Confederate Politics
from Part IV - Politics
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Book contents
- The Cambridge History of the American Civil War
- The Cambridge History of the American Civil War
- The Cambridge History of the American Civil War
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors to Volume II
- Note on the Text
- Part I Causes
- Part II Managing the War
- Part III The Global War
- Part IV Politics
- 18 Radicals and Republicans
- 19 Northern Democrats
- 20 Confederate Politics
- 21 Lincoln and the War
- 22 Peace and Dissent in the North
- 23 African American Political Activism
- 24 Davis and the War
- 25 Peace and Dissent in the South
- Index
- References
Summary
Few expected the contentious, disruptive politics that dominated the Confederacy. In the first exciting days of independence, Southern leaders looked forward to a purified, harmonious government. Liberated at last, they said, from unconstitutional aggressions and the pollution of Northern parties and demagogues, the Confederate government had a bright future. Even Jefferson Davis, the newly chosen president, who was more realistic than most, proclaimed a new era based on the ties uniting all whites in a slaveholding society. “It is joyous to look around upon a people united in heart,” he declared as he took up his duties.
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- The Cambridge History of the American Civil War , pp. 414 - 435Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019
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