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Braxton Bragg: The Most Hated Man of the Confederacy by Earl J. Hess (review)

Braxton Bragg: The Most Hated Man of the Confederacy by Earl J. Hess (review) The governors also played a key role in Lincoln’s reelection in 1864. New York journalists surveyed the governors about Lincoln’s chances, and the response they received for the most part undercut the anti-Lincoln forces maneuvering to deny him the nomination. Although Engle does not pro- vide state-by-state analysis, he emphasizes the importance of suffrage provisions for soldiers. Indeed, thanks to these governors and legislators many soldiers cast ballots and Lincoln won 78 percent of the separately tabulated vote. While Engle has done more than anyone previously to survey the Union governors and make the case for their centrality, he also offers an assessment that, in the end, even Hesseltine would have been perfectly comfortable with: Lincoln’s “persuading, cajoling, relying on governors, encouraging their best efforts, and, through them, securing most of the support necessary” was what won the war for the Union (6). Louis P. Masur notes 1. William B. Hesseltine, Lincoln and the War Governors (New York: Knopf, 1948), 6. 2. William C. Harris, Lincoln and the Union Governors (Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 2013), 1. 3. Ibid., 67. louis p. masur, Distinguished Professor of American Studies and History at Rutgers University, is the author of Lincoln’s Last http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Journal of the Civil War Era University of North Carolina Press

Braxton Bragg: The Most Hated Man of the Confederacy by Earl J. Hess (review)

The Journal of the Civil War Era , Volume 7 (3) – Aug 24, 2017

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Abstract

The governors also played a key role in Lincoln’s reelection in 1864. New York journalists surveyed the governors about Lincoln’s chances, and the response they received for the most part undercut the anti-Lincoln forces maneuvering to deny him the nomination. Although Engle does not pro- vide state-by-state analysis, he emphasizes the importance of suffrage provisions for soldiers. Indeed, thanks to these governors and legislators many soldiers cast ballots and Lincoln won 78 percent of the separately tabulated vote. While Engle has done more than anyone previously to survey the Union governors and make the case for their centrality, he also offers an assessment that, in the end, even Hesseltine would have been perfectly comfortable with: Lincoln’s “persuading, cajoling, relying on governors, encouraging their best efforts, and, through them, securing most of the support necessary” was what won the war for the Union (6). Louis P. Masur notes 1. William B. Hesseltine, Lincoln and the War Governors (New York: Knopf, 1948), 6. 2. William C. Harris, Lincoln and the Union Governors (Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 2013), 1. 3. Ibid., 67. louis p. masur, Distinguished Professor of American Studies and History at Rutgers University, is the author of Lincoln’s Last

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Published: Aug 24, 2017

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