Download or read book Speech of Hon Andrew J Hamilton of Texas written by Andrew Jackson Hamilton and published by . This book was released on 1861 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work contains the speech by Andrew J. Hamilton to Congress in 1861 concerning Texas's and other Confederate States' secession from the Union.
Download or read book Lincoln s Last Speech written by Louis P. Masur and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2015-03-02 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What did Abraham Lincoln envision when he talked about "reconstruction?" Assassinated in 1865, the president did not have a chance to begin the work of reconciling the North and South, nor to oversee Reconstruction as an official postwar strategy. Yet his final speech, given to thousands gathered in the rain outside the White House on April 11, 1865, gives a clear indication of what Lincoln's postwar policy might have looked like-one that differed starkly from what would emerge in the tumultuous decade that followed. In Lincoln's Last Speech, renowned historian and author Louis P. Masur offers insight into this critical address and its vision of a reconstructed United States. Coming two days after Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox and a week after the fall of Richmond, Lincoln's speech was expected to be a victory oration. Instead, he looked to the future, discussing how best to restore the seceded states to the national government, and even endorsing limited black suffrage. Delving into the language and arguments of Lincoln's last address, Masur traces the theme of reconstruction as it developed throughout his presidency, starting with the very earliest days of the war. Masur illuminates the evolution of Lincoln's thinking and the national debate around reconstruction, touching on key moments such as the Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction on December 8, 1863, and Lincoln's pocket veto of the Wade-Davis bill in July 1864. He also examines social reconstruction, including the plight of freedmen and the debate over the place of blacks in society; and considers the implications of Lincoln's speech after April 1865, when Andrew Johnson assumed office and the ground was laid for the most radical phases of the postwar policy. A nuanced study of Lincoln's views on national reconciliation, this work gives us a better understanding of the failures that occurred with postwar Reconstruction and the eventual path that brought the country to reunion.
Download or read book Texas in the Confederacy written by Clayton E. Jewett and published by University of Missouri Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Historians examining the Confederacy have often assumed the existence of a monolithic South unified behind the politics and culture of slavery. In addition, they have argued for the emergence of a strong central state government in the Confederacy. In Texas in the Confederacy, Clayton E. Jewett challenges these assumptions by examining Texas politics with an emphasis on the virtually neglected topic of the Texas legislature. In doing so, Jewett shows that an examination of state legislative activity during this period is essential to understanding Texas's relationship with the Indian tribes, the states in Trans-Mississippi Department, and the Confederate government."--Jacket
Download or read book Secession and the Union in Texas written by Walter L. Buenger and published by Univ of TX + ORM. This book was released on 2013-11-18 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This history of secession in the Lone Star State offers both a vivid narrative and a powerful case study of the broader secession movement. In 1845, Texans voted overwhelmingly to join the Union. Then, in 1861, they voted just as overwhelmingly to secede. The story of why and how that happened is filled with colorful characters, raiding Comanches, German opponents of slavery, and a border with Mexico. It also has important implications for our understanding of secession across the South. Combining social and political history, Walter L. Buenger explores issues such as public hysteria, the pressure for consensus, and the vanishing of a political process in which rational debate about secession could take place. Drawing on manuscript collections and contemporary newspapers, Buenger also analyzes election returns, population shifts, and the breakdown of populations within Texas counties. Buenger demonstrates that Texans were not simply ardent secessionists or committed unionists. At the end of 1860, the majority fell between these two extremes, creating an atmosphere of ambivalence toward secession which was not erased even by the war.
Download or read book Texas Divided written by James Marten and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2021-10-21 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Civil War hardly scratched the Confederate state of Texas. Thousands of Texans died on battlefields hundreds of miles to the east, of course, but the war did not destroy Texas's farms or plantations or her few miles of railroads. Although unchallenged from without, Confederate Texans faced challenges from within—from fellow Texans who opposed their cause. Dissension sprang from a multitude of seeds. It emerged from prewar political and ethnic differences; it surfaced after wartime hardships and potential danger wore down the resistance of less-than-enthusiastic rebels; it flourished, as some reaped huge profits from the bizarre war economy of Texas. Texas Divided is neither the history of the Civil War in Texas, nor of secession or Reconstruction. Rather, it is the history of men dealing with the sometimes fragmented southern society in which they lived—some fighting to change it, others to preserve it—and an examination of the lines that divided Texas and Texans during the sectional conflict of the nineteenth century.
Download or read book The Congressional Globe written by United States. Congress and published by . This book was released on 1872 with total page 910 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Addresses by His Excellency Governor John A Andrew Hon Edward Everett Hon B F Thomas and Hon Robert C Winthrop written by and published by . This book was released on 1862 with total page 780 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Origin and Objects of the Slaveholders Conspiracy Against Democratic Principes written by Henry O'Reilly and published by . This book was released on 1862 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bibliography of State Participation in the Civil War 1861 1866 written by United States. War Department. Library and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 1172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book War Department Office of the Chief of Staff War College Division General Staff written by and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 1168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Platform for All Parties written by Edward Josiah Stearns and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 754 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Sumter Anniversary 1863 Opinions of Loyalists Concerning the Great Questions of the Times Expressed in Speeches and Letters on Occasion of the Inauguration of the Loyal National League 11th of April 1863 Published by Order of the Council and Executive Committee of the Loyal National League written by Loyal National League (NEW YORK, State of) and published by . This book was released on 1863 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Sumter Anniversary 1863 written by Loyal national league of the state of New York and published by . This book was released on 1863 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Origin and objects of the Slaveholders Conspiracy against Democratic principles as well as against the National Union illustrated in the speeches of A J Hamilton etc written by Henry O'RIELLY (of the Democratic League.) and published by . This book was released on 1862 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Nineteenth Century Short title Catalogue phase 1 1816 1870 written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 796 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Trial of Democracy written by Xi Wang and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the Civil War, Republicans teamed with activist African Americans to protect black voting rights through innovative constitutional reforms--a radical transformation of southern and national political structures. The Trial of Democracy is a comprehensive analysis of both the forces and mechanisms that led to the implementation of black suffrage and the ultimate failure to maintain a stable northern constituency to support enforcement on a permanent basis. The reforms stirred fierce debates over the political and constitutional value of black suffrage, the legitimacy of racial equality, and the proper sharing of power between the state and federal governments. Unlike most studies of Reconstruction, this book follows these issues into the early twentieth century to examine the impact of the constitutional principles and the rise of Jim Crow. Tying constitutional history to party politics, The Trial of Democracy is a vital contribution to both fields.
Download or read book A History of Texas and Texans written by Frank White Johnson and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 940 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vols. l and 3 are books; vols. 2, 4, 5 are microfiche.
