The Scalawags : southern dissenters in the Civil War and Reconstruction / James Alex Baggett.

Author/creator Baggett, James Alex
Format Book
Publication InfoBaton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, ©2003.
Descriptionxvi, 323 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects
Dissenters--Southern States. --History. --19th century.
Unionists (United States Civil War)--History.
Politicians--Southern States. --History. --19th century.
White people--Southern States. --Politics and government. --19th century.
Public opinion--Southern States.
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
Confederate States of America--Politics and government.
Southern States--Politics and government. --1775-1865.
Southern States--Politics and government. --1865-1950.
United States--History. --Civil War, 1861-1865. --Public opinion.

Contents Antebellum origins -- Opposing secession -- Resisting the rebels -- Wartime reconstruction -- Postwar disillusionment -- Only one remedy -- Not so sweet a victory -- The birth of a party -- Turning the corner both ways -- Summing up the Scalawags.
Local noteLittle-344800--305131050534U
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [281]-307) and index.
LCCN 2002001390
ISBN0807127981 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780807127988 (cloth : alk. paper)