Civil War On The Western Border 1854 1865
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Civil War On The Western Border 1854 1865
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Author : Jay Monaghan
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 1955-01-01
Civil War On The Western Border 1854 1865 written by Jay Monaghan and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1955-01-01 with History categories.
The first phase of the Civil War was fought west of the Mississippi River at least six years before the attack on Fort Sumter. Starting with the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854, Jay Monaghan traces the development of the conflict between the pro-slavery elements from Missouri and the New England abolitionists who migrated to Kansas. "Bleeding Kansas" provided a preview of the greater national struggle to come. The author allows a new look at Quantrill's sacking of Lawrence, organized bushwhackery, and border battles that cost thousands of lives. Not the least valuable are chapters on the American Indians’ part in the conflict. The record becomes devastatingly clear: the fighting in the West was the cruelest and most useless of the whole affair, and if men of vision had been in Washington in the 1850s it might have been avoided.
Civil War On The Western Border 1854 1865
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Author : JAY. MONAGHAN
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
Civil War On The Western Border 1854 1865 written by JAY. MONAGHAN and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with categories.
Civil War On The Western Border 1854 1865 Classic Reprint
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Author : Jay Monaghan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-07-24
Civil War On The Western Border 1854 1865 Classic Reprint written by Jay Monaghan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-24 with History categories.
Excerpt from Civil War on the Western Border, 1854-1865Abraham lincoln sat on the edge of his bed talking to Lyle Dickey. The day had been a hard one on the Illinois Circuit. Dickey blinked sleepily at the yellow candle flame, but Lincoln wanted to talk. News of the pas sage of the kansas-nebraska Act by Congress had just been received, and Lincoln's deliberate mind would not rest. He had deserted the hustings for the more lucrative practice of law, but this act aroused his indignation and tempted him to re-enter politics. Dickey fell asleep. Next morning, when he awoke, Lincoln sat propped up in bed still talking as though the conversation had been uninterrupted.Lincoln had watched excitement grow over the Kansas - Nebraska bill since its introduction on January 4, 1854, by his political antagonist of twenty years' standing, Senator Stephen A. Douglas. The Little Giant, as he was called, had concocted the measure to end political turmoil over slavery, make him the leader of a reunited Democratic Party and, perhaps, President of the United States. His bill's panacea was simple: Quit dis criminating against Slaveholding pioneers; open all territories to settlers from both North and South, and let them decide by vote whether to ex clude or countenance slavery. What could be fairer than that?Douglas understood the rules of equity better than he did the temper of the American people. He failed, utterly, to foresee that this doctrine of squatter sovereignty would ignite a civil war.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Belligerent Rain Crows And The Middle Border War
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Author : Merle Leon Faubion
language : en
Publisher: America Star Books
Release Date : 2009-09-01
The Belligerent Rain Crows And The Middle Border War written by Merle Leon Faubion and has been published by America Star Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-09-01 with History categories.
By the time the nation became engulfed in the American Civil War, the inhabitants of the Kansas-Missouri border region had already been subjected to a vicious local war of seven years duration. Along this border area there had developed a deep hatred between the people of Kansas and western Missourians which transcended the slavery issue. Much of the history of that time and place, as we know it, has come from those who were living in "bleeding Kansas." There is, however, another history, sometimes at odds with the Kansas accounts, which illustrates how profoundly devastated this western edge of Missouri became. The Belligerent Rain Crows and the Middle Border War revisits this chaotic time from the perspective of Missourians who were living in a small region nestled against the Kansas-Missouri state line. The death and destruction which occurred here, leading up to the Civil War and on through the war itself, are unprecedented in American history.
The Border Between Them
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Author : Jeremy Neely
language : en
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Release Date : 2007
The Border Between Them written by Jeremy Neely and has been published by University of Missouri Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with History categories.
The most bitter guerrilla conflict in American history raged along the Kansas-Missouri border from 1856 to 1865, making that frontier the first battleground in the struggle over slavery. That fiercely contested boundary represented the most explosive political fault line in the United States, and its bitter divisions foreshadowed an entire nation torn asunder. Jeremy Neely now examines the significance of the border war on both sides of the Kansas-Missouri line and offers a comparative, cross-border analysis of its origins, meanings, and consequences. A narrative history of the border war and its impact on citizens of both states, The Border between Them recounts the exploits of John Brown, William Quantrill, and other notorious guerrillas, but it also uncovers the stories of everyday people who lived through that conflict. Examining the frontier period to the close of the nineteenth century, Neely frames the guerrilla conflict within the larger story of the developing West and squares that violent period with the more peaceful--though never tranquil--periods that preceded and followed it. Focusing on the countryside south of the big bend in the Missouri River, an area where there was no natural boundary separating the states, Neely examines three border counties in each state that together illustrate both sectional division and national reunion. He draws on the letters and diaries of ordinary citizens--as well as newspaper accounts, election results, and census data--to illuminate the complex strands that helped bind Kansas and Missouri together in post-Civil War America. He shows how people on both sides of the line were already linked by common racial attitudes, farming practices, and ambivalence toward railroad expansion; he then tells how emancipation, industrialization, and immigration eventually eroded wartime divisions and facilitated the reconciliation of old foes from each state. Today the "border war" survives in the form of interstate rivalries between collegiate Tigers and Jayhawks, allowing Neely to consider the limits of that reconciliation and the enduring power of identities forged in wartime. The Border between Them is a compelling account of the terrible first act of the American Civil War and its enduring legacy for the conflict's veterans, victims, and survivors, as well as subsequent generations.
The Civil War On The Border
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Author : Wiley Britton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1890
The Civil War On The Border written by Wiley Britton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1890 with Southwest, Old categories.
Third War
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Author : Department of Defense
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-09-17
Third War written by Department of Defense and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-17 with categories.
Least understood of the effects of the Civil War, and least studied, is the personal war conducted in the Border States, where the North met the South. The number of titles written on this irregular warfare is dwarfed in the literature of the Civil War, with most of the early volumes being markedly partisan. Most of these focused on the violence at the Kansas and Missouri border which, while the most deadly, was by no means the only irregular violence along a border. Every state on the western border, from the gulf coast of Texas to the hills of Appalachia in Kentucky, was consumed by a violence that filled every street and town. This violence was not the type found on the battlefield at Gettysburg, where hoards of men in blue or gray shot at each other from considerable distance, finally moving to close quarters combat. This was a war that flowed into every barnyard or town square, pitting men with strong beliefs supporting one side against individuals they believed to be their enemy. One historian pointed out that "guerrilla war normally arises in impassioned circumstances" and the irregular war in the American Civil War was no exception. The hatreds and feuds that stayed below the surface in a civilized society were freed by the all-consuming violence of this war, allowing men to act in ways that would have been unacceptable at any other time. While the Union officials, notably Henry Halleck, tried to establish rules of war to control this personal violence, they were markedly unsuccessful. Union authorities attempted to use these rules to combat the southern irregulars, but often chose to abide by them only selectively themselves. Murder, arson, and robbery became common occurrences along the border and the only excuse necessary for such actions was a suspicion that the victim supported the wrong side. Men who had lived as neighbors for many years, some even related to one another, now took up a cause that made them violent enemies. The border war would eventually degrade to such a level that death was not enough punishment for supporting the wrong side. Both sides would turn to dismemberment and mutilation as expressions of the total loss of control in border society. Actions previously reserved to savages and uncivilized people would now become common as a part of the border violence. This breakdown in society may be a major reason this part of the war has been given inadequate attention over the years. Many historians of the American Civil War have avoided this dirty, ugly war; preferring to continue the glorification of its heroes and grand battles. They, like the Union officers in this study, can't bring themselves to lend legitimacy to the irregular warriors of the border. Through the Second World War, combat was for the most part still a relatively conventional event, with the rules being followed by the belligerents under a common agreement. Since that time, more and more conflicts throughout the world have been fought unconventionally, with the rules of war either watered down or totally ignored. The more common occurrence of this type of conflict has given it more credibility as a viable form of warfare and, as a consequence, sparked a growth in the study of irregular warfare through history. While the reality is that larger military nations continue to question the validity of this type of warfare, it has become commonplace in the modern world and has to be understood. Topics and subjects covered include: Civil War, Confederate Guerrillas, Indian Territory, jayhawkers, abolitionists, border ruffians, bushwhackers, cherokee, highwaymen, martial law.
Kansas Its Interior And Exterior Life
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Author : Sara Tappan Lawrence Robinson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1856
Kansas Its Interior And Exterior Life written by Sara Tappan Lawrence Robinson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1856 with Kansas categories.
Guerrillas In Civil War Missouri
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Author : James W. Erwin
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2012-02-21
Guerrillas In Civil War Missouri written by James W. Erwin and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-21 with History categories.
Missouri ranks third in the number of Civil War battles fought on its soil. Although some sizable actions were fought in the state, most of the battles were the result of the intense guerrilla activity. These battles are only the actions reported by Federal troops against the guerrillas. The attacks on civilians were equally as numerous. Long before the Civil War began, Missouri was deeply divided over whether slavery should be extended to neighboring Kansas. This book takes an in-depth look at the guerrilla warfare grounded in this division.
Civil War Dynasty
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Author : Kenneth J. Heineman
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2013
Civil War Dynasty written by Kenneth J. Heineman and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with History categories.
Brings to life the drama of political intrigue and military valor of the Ewing family.