title:
The Senate's Civil War
contributor:
Erickson, Nancy.; United States. Congress. Senate. Historical Office.
publisher:
U.S. Senate
date:
Record modified: 2012-05-31
date:
Record created: 2012-05-30
date:
2011
description:
Extent: 33 p. : ill. (some col.), digital, PDF file.
description:
Abstract: "The United States Senate played a crucial role during the Civil War. Although the history of the war is often told from the perspective of President Abraham Lincoln and his military commanders, the Senate faced war-related issues even before Lincoln took the oath of office and continued to influence national events throughout the war. In the post-war Reconstruction years, senators led debates over emancipation, civil rights, and the readmission of Southern states to representation, and they proposed constitutional amendments to guarantee rights of citizenship. Throughout this long period of national crisis, the Senate also fulfilled its oversight and legislative responsibilities, passing a remarkable collection of landmark bills. In commemoration of the sesquicentennial of these pivotal events, this is the story of the Senate's Civil War"--P. [1].
subject:
United States. Congress. Senate--History--19th century
subject:
United States--Politics and government--1861-1865
subject:
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
relation:
OCLC No.: 793420543
relation:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.; System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.
relation:
Is part of: S. pub. ; 112-7; S. pub. ; 112-7.
type:
application/pdf
type:
Text
type:
PDF-1.5
source:
http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/SenatesCivilWar.pdf
language:
eng
rights:
This item is a work of the United States government. Under Section 105 of the United States Copyright Act, it is not subject to copyright.
identifier:
SenatesCivilWar