Unionists in Virginia:: Politics, Secession and Their Plan to Prevent Civil War

Denton, Larry

ISBN 10: 1626197458 / ISBN 13: 9781626197459

Published by The History Press, 2014

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2014. Paperback. . . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Unionists in Virginia:: Politics, Secession and Their Plan to Prevent Civil War
• Publisher: The History Press
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1626197458
• ISBN 13: 9781626197459
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Whether the Civil War was preventable is a debate that began shortly after Appomattox and continues today. But even earlier, in 1861, a group of Union-loyal Virginians--led by George Summers, John Brown Baldwin, John Janney and Jubal Early--felt war was avoidable. In the statewide election for delegates to the Secession Convention that same spring, the Unionists defeated the Southern Rights Democrats with a huge majority of the votes across the state. These heroic men unsuccessfully negotiated with Secretary of State William Henry Seward to prevent the national tragedy that would ensue. Author and historian Lawrence M. Denton traces this remarkable story of Virginians working against all odds in a failed attempt to save a nation from war.

About the Author

Larry Denton, an authority on the secession crisis, is the author of A Southern Star for Maryland: Maryland and the Secession Crisis, " and "William Henry Seward and the Secession Crisis: The Effort to Prevent Civil War." He held several academic administrative posts at the university level from 1968 to 1978. In 1978 he accepted an appointment to serve as special assistant to the associate administrator of NOAA, a presidential appointee. He ended his career representing the Weather Channel in Washington."