New Perspectives on the Union War

Gary W. Gallagher (Edited By) Gary W. Gallagher is John L. Nau III Professor in the History of the American Civil War and Director of the John L. Nau III Center for Civil War History at the University of Virginia. He is the author or editor of numerous books, including The Union War.Elizabeth R. Varon (Edited By) Elizabeth R. Varon is Langbourne M. Williams Professor of American History and Associate Director of the John L. Nau III Center for Civil War History at the University of Virginia. She is the author of numerous books, including Appomattox: Victory, Defeat, and Freedom at the End of the Civil War.

• IntroductionGary W. Gallagher and Elizabeth R. Varon 1Waiting for the Perfect Moment: Abby Kelley Foster and Stephen Foster's Union WarFrank J. Cirillo 9Elizabeth Keckly's Union WarTamika Y. Nunley 39To Save the Union "in Behalf of Conservative Men": Horatio Seymour and the Democratic Vision for WarJack Furniss 63The Union as It Was: Northern Catholics' Conservative UnionismWilliam B. Kurtz 91"Certain Ill-Considered Phrases": Edward Bates and the Disunionist Dangers of Radical RhetoricJesse George-Nichol 114"Responsible to One Another and to God": Why Francis Lieber Believed the Union War Must Remain a Just WarD. H. Dilbeck 143Building a Union of Banks: Salmon P. Chase and the Creation of the National Banking SystemMichael T. Caires 160"To Transmit and Perpetuate the Fruits of This Victory": Union Regimental Histories and the GreatRebellion in Immediate RetrospectPeter C. Luebke 186Notes 201Bibliographic Note 241List of Contributors 245Index 247