Northern Duty, Southern Heart

George Proctor Kane's Civil War

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

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Before the Civil War, George Proctor Kane had been a businessman, thespian, political appointee, philanthropist and militiaman. During the war, as Baltimore's chief of police, he harbored the divided loyalties familiar to the border states--Southern in his sentiments yet Northern in his allegiances. As the city's top lawman, he sought to reform Baltimore's "Mobtown" image. He ensured that President-elect Lincoln, passing through on the way to his inauguration, was not assassinated. He protected Union troops marching to defend Washington, D.C. He was eventually imprisoned as a Southern sympathizer, denied habeas corpus as his captors transferred him from prison to prison. This book recounts Kane's enigmatic public life before and during the Civil War, his Confederate activities after prison and his return to serve as mayor of Baltimore.

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Utgivningsdatum2023-05-10
Mått178 x 254 x 15 mm
Vikt540 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor301
FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
ISBN9781476689616

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Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIllustrationsviiiIntroduction1. Kane’s Formative Years2. Kane’s Early Career3. Kane’s Connection to Baltimore Theatres and the John Wilkes Booth Family4. Baltimore Militias5. The Hibernian Society of Baltimore6. Baltimore Fire Departments7. Gangs of Baltimore and the Baltimore Elections8. Baltimore Police9. Slavery in Maryland and Baltimore10. The Baltimore Plot11. The Baltimore Riot12. Kane’s Arrest13. Fort McHenry14. Forts Hamilton, Lafayette and Columbus15. Fort Warren16. Kane’s Confederate Activity After Release from Prison17. Return to Baltimore18. A Late Turn as MayorEpilogueAppendixChapter NotesBibliographyIndex