Senator Henry Wilson And The Civil War
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Author |
: John L. Myers |
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Total Pages |
: 252 |
Release |
: 2008 |
ISBN-10 |
: STANFORD:36105123352309 |
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Rating |
: 4/5 (09 Downloads) |
Synopsis Senator Henry Wilson and the Civil War by : John L. Myers
By the beginning of the Civil War, Massachusetts Senator Henry Wilson had established himself as one of the leaders of the Republican party. Together with Abraham Lincoln and Henry B. Stanton, Wilson ranks as one of the three most important civilian figures that contributed to creating and sustaining the military. As Chairman of the Senate Military Affairs Committee, he introduced and succeeded in passing most of the necessary legislation to obtain and to support an army, including the Enrollment Act of 1863. Wilson, more than any other politician was responsible for influencing the successful passage of antislavery legislation during the Civil War years. Contemporary newspapers gave him the primary credit for abolishing slavery in the District of Columbia, which was the most important abolition step prior to the Emancipation Proclamation. When free Black men were admitted to the army, Wilson worked hard to obtain equal pay for them. Late in the war, he played a major role in the creation of the Freedmen's Bureau. Among his other legendary achievements, Wilson used his influential position to support Clara Barton, enabling her to aid wounded soldiers. He also introduced and succeeded in having passed legislation creating the Congressional Medal of Honor and establishing the National Academy of Science.
Author |
: John L. Myers |
Publisher |
: University Press of America |
Total Pages |
: 320 |
Release |
: 2009-07-29 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780761847434 |
ISBN-13 |
: 076184743X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (34 Downloads) |
Synopsis Henry Wilson and the Era of Reconstruction by : John L. Myers
Already a leader of the Republican party when the Civil War began, Henry Wilson had distinguished himself as the most important Congressional figure on military and antislavery and pro-black legislation during the war. During the Era of Reconstruction, Wilson fought to protect the rights of the newly-freed slaves, but he was opposed to the severe punishment of Confederate leaders and initially tried to be conciliatory toward President Johnson's lenient policies. Soon Wilson joined others in promoting Congress's own Reconstruction program, including the 14th and 15th Amendments, the Military Reconstruction Acts, and the impeachment of the President. He became the Republican Party's most frequently-used campaign speaker. Long recognized as a spokesman for labor, he was also the foremost national politician promoting the cause of prohibition. He wrote the most authoritative three-volume work on the causes of the Civil War from the northern viewpoint. He was also a frequent contributor to the era's most influential religious periodical. In 1872, Wilson was rewarded for his political activities when he was nominated and elected as the country's vice-president.
Author |
: John L. Myers |
Publisher |
: Rlpg/Galleys |
Total Pages |
: 580 |
Release |
: 2005 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015063201878 |
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Rating |
: 4/5 (78 Downloads) |
Synopsis Henry Wilson and the Coming of the Civil War by : John L. Myers
This biography deals with the life of Henry Wilson, one of the most important figures of the middle third of the Nineteenth Century, up to the time of the Civil War. Among its concerns are the political antislavery movement, economic development, the rise of a working class politician in an aristocratic-controlled state, prohibition, and Massachusetts state history.
Author |
: Henry Wilson |
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Total Pages |
: 12 |
Release |
: 1866 |
ISBN-10 |
: PRNC:32101059085009 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (09 Downloads) |
Synopsis Speech of Hon. Henry Wilson, of Massachusetts, on Representation of Rebel States by : Henry Wilson
Author |
: Elias Nason |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 476 |
Release |
: 1876 |
ISBN-10 |
: NYPL:33433082398540 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (40 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Life and Public Services of Henry Wilson by : Elias Nason
Author |
: Elias Nason |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 672 |
Release |
: 1872 |
ISBN-10 |
: HARVARD:32044015367378 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (78 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Life and Public Services of Hon. Henry Wilson by : Elias Nason
Author |
: Thomas Russell |
Publisher |
: BoD – Books on Demand |
Total Pages |
: 462 |
Release |
: 2024-06-18 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783385517622 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3385517621 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (22 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Life and Public Services of Henry Wilson by : Thomas Russell
Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.
Author |
: Anonymous |
Publisher |
: BoD – Books on Demand |
Total Pages |
: 170 |
Release |
: 2024-06-11 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783385511514 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3385511518 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (14 Downloads) |
Synopsis Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of Henry Wilson (Vice-president of the United States). Delivered in the Senate and House of Representatives, January 21, 1876, with Other Congressional Tributes of Respect by : Anonymous
Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.
Author |
: Jonathan B. MANN |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 136 |
Release |
: 1872 |
ISBN-10 |
: BL:A0026205960 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (60 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Life of Henry Wilson, Etc by : Jonathan B. MANN
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: |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 178 |
Release |
: 1876 |
ISBN-10 |
: UVA:X004873568 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (68 Downloads) |
Synopsis Memorial Addresses, Life and Character of Henry Wilson, January 21st 1876 by :