Lincoln and citizens' rights in Civil War Missouri
Subtitle: balancing security and freedom
By: Dennis K. Boman.
Series: New dimensions of the American Civil War
Publisher: Louisiana State University Press; LSU Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Baton Rouge, LA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780807136935
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865 -- Views on civil rights; Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865 -- Influence; Civil rights -- Missouri -- History -- 19th century; Military government -- Missouri -- History -- 19th century; Missouri -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; Missouri -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The secession crisis and Missouri; title: The command of John C. Fremont; title: General Henry W. Halleck and the law of war; title: Military government and civil liberties; title: The struggle for Missouri and martial law; title: Civil liberties under General Samuel R. Curtis; title: Radical policies and the removal of General Samuel R. Curtis; title: Emancipation and civil liberties; title: Lincoln's showdown with the radicals; title: General William S. Rosecrans and Price's raid; title: Lincoln and the return to civilian rule in Missouri.