01800nam a2200253Ia 450000100070000000500170000700800410002404000100006505000200007507400140009508600220010924501080013126000440023930000360028349000260031950000360034552008650038161000680124665100620131465100570137670000280143371000650146183000200152630781920160527185641.0110822s2011    dcua    r    f000 0 eng d  aPUCPR00aE459b.S46 2011  a0998-A-010 aY 1.3:S.PUB.112-704aThe Senate's Civil Warcprepared by the Senate Historical Office under the direction of Nancy Erickson.  a[Washington, D.C.]bU.S. Senatec[2011]  a33 p.bill. (some col.)c26 cm.  aS. pub.v112-72Local  aShipping list no.: 2011-0426-P.0 a"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].20aUnited StatesbCongress.bSenatexHistoryy19th century.2Local 0aUnited StatesxPolitics and governmenty1861-1865.2Local 0aUnited StatesxHistoryyCivil War, 1861-1865.2Local1 aErickson, Nancy.2Local2 aUnited StatesbCongress.bSenate.bHistorical Office.2Local 0aS. pub.v112-7.