William Marvel
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
"Conway was a Copperhead town, where most voters opposed Abraham Lincoln's war. Dozens of citizens nevertheless served in the Union army, but with diverse motives. Some undoubtedly believed in the value of national unity, some sought adventure, and many were poor enough to need the pay, but most ot them responded to escalating cash bounties. The folks at home attended to business, devoting little attention to the war until the strain of filling the...
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Description
In the course of 1865 the war grows ever more deadly, the home front is stripped to fill the armies, and the economy is crippled by debt and inflation, while the stubborn survival of the Confederacy seriously undermines support for Lincoln's war. In the end, it seems that Lincoln's early critics, who played such a pivotal role in the beginning of the series, are proven correct. Victory did require massive bloodshed and complete conquest of the South....