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A War State All Over - Alabama Politics and the Confederate Cause (Hardcover)
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A War State All Over - Alabama Politics and the Confederate Cause (Hardcover)
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An in-depth political study of Alabama's government during the
Civil War. Alabama's military forces were fierce and dedicated
combatants for the Confederate cause. In his new study of Alabama
during the Civil War, Ben H. Severance argues that Alabama's
electoral and political attitudes were, in their own way, just as
unified in their support for the cause of southern independence. To
be sure, the civilian populace often expressed unease about the
conflict, as did a good many of its legislators, but the majority
of government officials and military personnel displayed pronounced
patriotism and a consistent willingness to accept a total war
approach in pursuit of their new nation's aims; as Severance puts
it, Alabama was a 'war state all over.' In his innovative study,
Severance examines the state's political leadership at every level
of governance - congressional, gubernatorial, and legislative - and
orients much of its analysis around the state elections of 1863.
Coming at the war's midpoint, these elections provide an invaluable
gauge of popular support for Alabama's role in the Civil War,
particularly at a time when the military situation for Confederate
forces was looking bleak. The results do not necessarily reflect a
society that was unreservedly prowar, but they clearly establish a
polity that was committed to an unconditional Confederate victory,
in spite of the probable costs. A War State All Over: Alabama
Politics and the Confederate Cause focuses on the martial character
of Alabama's polity while simultaneously acknowledging the
widespread angst of Alabama's larger culture and society. In doing
so, it puts a human face on the election returns by providing
detailed character sketches of the principal candidates that
illuminate both their outlook on the war and their role in shaping
policy.
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