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The defeat of the Confederacy: a documentary survey
Henry Steele Commager
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Frontmatter
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Introduction (page 5)
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PART I—SOUTHERN ADVANTAGES
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1. Charles Francis Adams: All the Impartial Observers Expected the South to Win (page 13)
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2. Albert Bushnell Hart: Southern Advantages in Geography (page 14)
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PART II—THE TRADITIONAL VIEW: OVERWHELMING FORCE
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3. John Williams Jones: The Overwhelming Power of the North (page 17)
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4. Rossiter Johnson: The Absurdity of the Southern Attempt to Fight (page 19)
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PART III—A GENERAL SURVEY OF THE CAUSES OF DEFEAT
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5. Colonel Robert Tansill: Why the South Lost: A Potpourri of Causes (page 23)
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PART IV—THE FAILURE OF LEADERSHIP
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6. John W. Draper: The Blindness of Southern Leaders (page 31)
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7. James Ford Rhodes: The Failure to Realize That the North Would Fight (page 34)
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8. Burton J. Hendrick: The Sorry Political Judgment of Southern Leaders (page 37)
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9. Sir Frederick Maurice: The Failings of Jefferson Davis (page 41)
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10. Bell Irvin Wiley: The Inflexibility of Southern Leadership (page 47)
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PART V—THE FAILURE TO HOLD THE BORDER STATES
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11. Albert Bushnell Hart: Significance of the Border States (page 54)
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12. Edward Conrad Smith: The Fatal Loss of the Border States (page 55)
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PART VI—THE FAILURE OF DIPLOMACY
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13. James H. Hammond and Alexander H. Stephens: Cotton Is King (page 68)
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14. Charles H. Wesley: The Failure of Cotton Diplomacy (page 69)
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15. Frank Lawrence Owsley: Why England Did Not Intervene (page 74)
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PART VII—THE BLOCKADE AND NAVAL POWER
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16. James R. Soley: The Role of the Blockade (page 91)
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17. Admiral French E. Chadwick: The Blockade (page 92)
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18. Charles Francis Adams: The Blockade Cut Off Materiel of War (page 95)
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19. James R. Soley: The Union Control of Inland Waters (page 98)
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20. Albert Bushnell Hart: The Coastal and River Blockade (page 99)
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PART VIII—STATES RIGHTS IN THE CONFEDERACY
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21. Frank Lawrence Owsley: States Rights and Supplies (page 100)
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22. Frank Lawrence Owsley: States Rights and Conscription (page 107)
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23. Frank Lawrence Owsley: States Rights: General Observations (page 112)
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PART IX—INTERNAL DISSENSION IN THE CONFEDERACY
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24. Georgia Lee Tatum: Disloyalty and Desertion (page 115)
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25. Bell Irvin Wiley: Internal dissension in the Confederacy (page 128)
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PART X—THE ECONOMIC BREAKDOWN
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26. Frank E. Vandiver: The Logistics of Southern Defeat (page 141)
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27. John C. Ropes: Steam and Electricity (page 143)
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28. Charles W. Ramsdell: General Economic Weaknesses of the Confederacy (page 147)
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PART XI—THE BREAKDOWN OF TRANSPORTATION
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29. Charles H. Wesley: The Failure of the Railroad (page 153)
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30. Clement Eaton: The Transportation Breakdown (page 155)
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31. Robert C. Black: A Brief Summary of the Railroad Situation (page 161)
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PART XII—FINANCES
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32. Walter Geer: The Failure of Finances (page 163)
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33. Charles W. Ramsdell: The Financial Breakdown (page 165)
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34. Richard N. Current: Fiscal Policies Impaired the Morale of the Confederacy (page 168)
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PART XIII—SLAVERY
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35. Albert Bushnell Hart: Slavery at the Heart of Confederate Failure (page 171)
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36. Allan Nevins: The Southern Dilemma (page 173)
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PART XIV—THE LOSS OF NERVE
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37. Edward A. Pollard: The Decay of Public Spirit (page 179)
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38. Edward Channing: The Loss of Nerve (page 183)
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List of Anvil Books (page 192)
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Published: c1964
Publisher: Van Nostrand