One More War to Fight

Union Veterans' Battle for Equality through Reconstruction, Jim Crow, and the Lost Cause

AvStephen A. Goldman

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

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This book will captivate readers interested in the legacy of the Civil War, the role of military veterans after they return to civilian life, and the fight against racism in America. Stephen A. Goldman looks at the contentious post-Civil War era from the perspective of that special breed, Union soldiers who lived by the bayonet and survived to carry on the fight for equality in the decades to come. He explores the root causes of this historic contest, the changing attitudes of northern servicemen with respect to the Civil War’s purpose, and the psychological effect of involvement in what, from hindsight, was an unfinished work in the cause of freedom and equality for all Americans. Relying on unpublished letters and other primary sources, Goldman uses the veterans’ words and actions to depict their steadfast struggle to preserve the memory and understanding of why the war was fought, and to confront the implications of remembrance, commemoration and reconciliation for America's future.

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Utgivningsdatum:2023-07-01
Mått:164 x 230 x 30 mm
Vikt:726 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:448
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781538161555

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Stephen A. Goldman is a psychiatrist with decades of experience in academic and clinical medicine, and public health. Having treated and worked with combat veterans, he has deeply studied the Civil War, Reconstruction, race, and the impact of war itself. The only physician to serve on the Abraham Lincoln Institute Board of Directors, his thought-provoking findings have been welcomed on television, radio, podcasts, and other venues.

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Stephen Goldman’s One More War to Fight is an in-depth examination of the actions of Union veterans in the post–Civil War era as they united and fought for Black equality in both the North and South. Extensivelyresearched and eloquently written, Goldman’s book argues that numerous white veterans continued their fight after the Civil War, one they fought forwell into the twentieth century.

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Foreword (John R. Sellers, PhD)IntroductionShouldering “The Unfinished Work”Getting Political: The Midterm Elections and the Fourteenth AmendmentReconstruction and African American EqualityDoing Battle with the Ku Klux Klan and the End of ReconstructionThe Fight Against Jim Crow and the Grand Army of the RepublicThe Grand Army of the Republic Keeps the FaithReconciliation, Resistance to the Lost Cause, and LynchingCommemoration and Controversy: How to Honor the Civil War DeadBetrayal, Remembrance, and Standing FastThe Lee Statue: The Grand Army’s Last StandIn AppreciationEndnotesIndexAbout the Author