In Rebel Salvation, Kathleen Zebley Liulevicius examines pardon
petitions from former Confederate soldiers and sympathizers in
Tennessee to craft a unique and comprehensive analysis of the
process of Reconstruction in the Volunteer State after the Civil
War. These underutilized petitions contain a wealth of information
about Tennesseans from an array of social and economic backgrounds,
and include details about many residents who would otherwise not
appear in the historical record. They reveal the dynamics at work
between multiple factions in the state: former Rebels, Unionists,
Governor William G. Brownlow, and the U.S. Army officers
responsible for ushering Tennessee back into the Union. The pardons
also illuminate the reality of the politically and emotionally
charged post-Civil War environment, where everyone-from wealthy
elites to impoverished sharecroppers-who had fought, supported, or
expressed sympathy for the Confederacy was required by law to sue
for pardon to reclaim certain privileges. All such requests arrived
at the desk of President Andrew Johnson, who ultimately determined
which petitioners regained the right to vote, hold office, practice
law, operate a business, and buy and sell land. Those individuals
filing petitions experienced Reconstruction in personal and
profound ways. Supplicants wrote and circulated their exoneration
documents among loyalist neighbors, friends, and Union officers to
obtain favorable endorsements that might persuade Brownlow and
Johnson to grant pardon. Former Rebels relayed narratives about the
motivating factors compelling them to side with the Confederacy,
chronicled their actions during the war, expressed repentance, and
pledged allegiance to the United States government and the
Constitution. Although not required, many petitioners even sought
recommendations from their former wartime foes. The pardoning of
former Confederates proved a collaborative process in which
neighbors, acquaintances, and erstwhile enemies lodged formal pleas
to grant or deny clemency from state and federal officials. Indeed,
as Rebel Salvation reveals, the long road to peace began here in
the newly reunited communities of postwar Tennessee.
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