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Book SynopsisAlabama's military forces were fierce and dedicated combatants for the Confederate cause. In his new study of Alabama during the Civil War, Ben 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.
Trade ReviewThis original contribution to the historiography of Alabama's 1863 elections fills an important need by effectively demonstrating that Alabama's elections for state and national representation, as well as how soldiers would have likely voted, were a repudiation of previous politicians, but not necessarily a repudiation of the war effort." - Joseph W. Danielson, author of
War’s Desolating Scourge: The Union's Occupation of North AlabamaTable of Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. The Congressional Races
- Chapter 2. The Gubernatorial Contest
- Chapter 3. Of Senators and Legislators
- Chapter 4. Alabama's Soldiery and the Elections
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
