Gathering to save a nation : Lincoln and the Union's war governors

Gathering to save a nation : Lincoln and the Union's war governors / Stephen D. Engle.

Author/creator	Engle, Stephen Douglas author.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2016.
Description	725 pages ; 25 cm.
Subject(s)	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Relations with governors. Governors--United States --Powers and duties. Federal government--United States --History --18th century. U.S. states--Politics and government. United States--History --Civil War, 1861-1865 --Recruiting, enlistment, etc. United States--Politics and government --1861-1865.

Series	Civil War America Civil War America (Series) ^A325557
Contents	It is your business to rise up and preserve the Union -- If blood must flow -- I don't believe there is any North -- The grandest spectacle of the century -- Doing the very best we can -- This fearful awakening -- Crossing the Alps -- Does the governor say he will come for us? -- The duty of the governors to save the country's cause -- They are a body of wise and patriotic men -- Sinking in despair -- There can be no difference of purpose -- Is it well or ill with us? -- Just such affliction -- A tub thrown to the whale -- The rebellion still refuses to give us either peace or rest -- I claim not to have controlled events -- Revolutions never go backward -- The people are conscious of the power -- It is worth while to live in these days -- Epilogue: majestic parts of that magnificent whole.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliography (pages 623-692) and index.
LCCN	2015044922
ISBN	9781469629339 (cloth ; alk. paper)
ISBN	146962933X (cloth ; alk. paper)
ISBN	(ebook)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	E459 .E54 2016	✔ Available	Place Hold