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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Secession Crisis"”.
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Rockbridge County unionism and the secession crisis
… in Rockbridge County, Virginia for much of the secession crisis. This thesis traces the political development of Unionism in Rockbridge, examines the economic factors that influenced many county residents to maintain allegiance to the federal Union, and shows how this allegiance manifested …
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Competing Narratives: St. Louis Journalism During the Secession Crisis, 1860-1861
… the role of the St. Louis press during the secession crisis, December 1860 to May 1861, to determine the relationship between newspaper coverage and public opinion, a topic which historians have treated inadequately. It examines city newspaper reportage in the context of the vast …
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"Conserving" The Middle Ground: Tennessee's Unionist Press in the Secession Crisis, 1860-1861
… editors framed and presented news during the secession crisis of 1860-1861. Methodologically, it draws on the publications of seven Unionist editors from Tennessee who initially resisted secession but later pursued different courses during the Civil War. Through this period, editors balanced …
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Fulcrum of the Union: The Border South and the Secession Crisis, 1859-1861
… Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri spurned secession in 1860-61, which has led scholars to conclude that these four slaveholding states were safely ensconced in the Union column from the beginning of the crisis that drew the other slaveholding states into the Confederacy. Historians have …
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A Call to Arms: A Comparative Study of Mississippi and Kentucky Citizens During the Secession Crisis, 1859-1861
… confined their studies to a synthesis of why secession occurred nationally or at the state level. The question remains as to what the common citizen saw and believed when faced with secession and if their views matched their delegates.</p> <p>This study utilizes the governors’ papers of John …
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“The Union of the South is the Safety of the South”: Conspiracy Theories, Sectionalism and the Secession Crisis in Virginia
… conspiracy theories in Virginia’s debates over secession in the critical months prior to the Civil War. As the largest of the fifteen slave states and home to many of the nation’s founders, Virginia’s decision on secession had far-reaching implications. Elected by Virginians to a special …
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Christian Duty in the Crisis of Secession: A Comparison of Charleston and Philadelphia
… Philadelphians interpreted and responded to the secession crisis of 1860-1861. "Christian duty" was a vital part of these responses, not only informing the worldview of Protestants, but directing their actions in the midst of the crisis. Charlestonians and Philadelphians defined the concept of …
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A Rhetorical Evaluation of Claiborne Fox Jackson's Speeches on Slavery and States' Rights, 1847-1861
… Civil War, his techniques at dealing with the crisis in Missouri as well as his entire career have met with critical appraisal by numerous historians. His rhetorical hesitation and indecision has been regarded as a major factor in allowing Missouri to remain in the Union. Employing classical …
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"United in Interest and Feeling:" The Political Culture of Union in the Virginia Borderland, 1850 - 1861
… explores the role of political culture in the secession of two Virginia counties: Augusta and Rockbridge. These two counties, which in 1850 were staunchly loyal to the Union, shifted loyalties late in the secession crisis of 1860 and 1861. Comparing local reactions to national politics with …
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“THE GREAT QUESTION”: SLAVERY, SECTIONALISM, AND THE U.S. NAVAL OFFICER CORPS, 1820-1861
… expeditions. It argues that up until the secession crisis at the outbreak of the Civil War, the naval officer corps was remarkably resilient to the growing divide between the North and South. Most officers considered themselves to be politically moderate on the issue of slavery, and they …
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Sisson's Kingdom: Loyalty Divisions in Floyd County, Virginia, 1861-1865
… residents' conflicting choices during Virginia's secession crisis. In the aftermath of secession, many Floyd residents embraced their new Confederate government and enlisted by the hundreds in its military units. The decision by some county soldiers to desert their units and return to Floyd caused …