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Henry Wilson and the Era of Reconstruction
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2009
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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.
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Copyright year
2009
ISBN-Print
978-0-7618-4742-7
ISBN-Online
978-0-7618-4743-4
Publisher
Hamilton Books, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
304
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Contents No access
Foreword No access
Chapter 1 At War's End No access Pages 1 - 26
Chapter 2 The Break between Congress and Johnson No access Pages 27 - 46
Chapter 3 Congress vs. the President No access Pages 47 - 70
Chapter 4 The Failure to Impeach the President No access Pages 71 - 92
