Description
Book SynopsisGillette takes a broader view of the politics of the Civil War as he touches on the economy, geography, demography, immigration, nativism, conscription, and law. The result is a pioneering history of New Jersey that deepens our understanding of the Civil War.
Trade ReviewGilette has done Civil War studies in the North a service by exploring in great depth the interrelated political issues of slavery, expansion, unionism, and dissent. . . . [It's] the most comprehensive and penetrating study of New Jersey politics in the Civil War era. * Civil War History *
Table of Contents1. Change and Continuity, 1854-1856
2. Precarious Balance, 1857-1859
3. Contests for the Presidential Nominations of 1860
4. Party Paralysis and Unionist Consensus: The Election of 1860
5. The Union in Peril: New Jerseyans React to Secession
6. The Politics of Patriotism, 1861
7. New Jerseyans Go to War
8. Partisanship in Wartime, 1862
9. The Perils of Power: Democratic Factionalism in Early 1863
10. War Crises in 1863
11. Preelection Skirmishing in Early 1864
12. The Wounds of War: The Presidential Election of 1864
13. Northern Triumph and National Tragedy
14. The Fruits of Victory: The State Election of 1865
Statistical Appendix / Lex Renda
