Description
Book Synopsis Clement Vallandigham, an Ohio opponent of the Civil War and of abolition, was thrown out of the country by Abraham Lincoln because of his political views. As a result of his banishment, Vallandigham became a martyr to his cause and was nominated for governor by the Democratic Party in 1863. He ran the race from exile. The stakes in this colorful campaign were enormous, and Lincoln was highly involved, worrying that a Vallandigham victory would be seen as a rejection of the war by voters. That could have been devastating to the Union cause. It also would likely have made Vallandigham--a former congressman from Dayton--a presidential prospect. This book tells the story of a unique event in American history: a president--significantly, Lincoln--banishing a leading opponent, with that opponent then being nominated by a major party for high office in an important state.
Table of ContentsPreface
Introduction: Claims to Fame
1. The Making of a Pro-Slavery Northerner
2. Onto the National Stage
3. Seeing John Brown (In the Mirror)
4. The Westerner
5. Response to Sumter: Founding Fatherhood Denied
6. Defending Himself
7. Love Among the Polarized
8. The 1862 Fight for Freedom and Slavery
9. Tom Lowe, Vallandighammer
10. Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
11. Exiled, Welcomed and Removed
12. Lincoln vs. Vallandigham
13. The Campaign from Exile
14. Lincoln's Election Night and the Post-Election Spin
15. Literary Immortality
16. Canadian Winter
17. Vallandighammizing the Democrats
18. After the War
19. Wrong Gun in His Pocket
20. What Ever Happened To…?
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
