New Perspectives on the Union War

<i>New Perspectives on the Union War</i> explores at a wide array of points along the political spectrum the many shapes patriotic sentiment took in the loyal states during the Civil War. The essays provide new insights into well-known figures such as Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase political philosopher Francis Lieber African American author/entrepreneur Elizabeth Keckley abolitionist Abby Kelly Foster New York governor Horatio Seymour and Attorney General Edward Bates. They also offer the perspectives of common soldiers of the partisan press of the clergy and of social reformers.