Gathering to save a nation : Lincoln and the Union's war governors / Stephen D. Engle.

It is your business to rise up and preserve the Union -- If blood must flow -- I don't believe there is any North -- The grandest spectacle of the century -- Doing the very best we can -- This fearful awakening -- Crossing the Alps -- Does the governor say he will come for us? -- The duty of the governors to save the country's cause -- They are a body of wise and patriotic men -- Sinking in despair -- There can be no difference of purpose -- Is it well or ill with us -- Just such affliction -- A tub thrown to the whale -- The rebellion still refuses to give us either peace or rest -- I claim not to have controlled events -- Revolutions never go backward -- The people are conscious of their power -- It is worth while to live in these days -- Epilogue: majestic parts of that magnificent whole.

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In this rich study of Union governors and their role in the US Civil War, Stephen D. Engle examines how these politicians were pivotal in securing victory. While providing detailed and engaging portraits of these men, their state-level actions, and their collective cooperation, Engle brings into new focus the era's complex political history.

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