TY  - BOOK
AU  - Erickson,Nancy
ED  - United States
TI  - The Senate's Civil War
T2  - S. pub
AV  - E459 .S46 2011
PY  - 2011///]
CY  - [Washington, D.C.]
PB  - U.S. Senate
KW  - United States
KW  - Congress
KW  - Senate
KW  - History
KW  - 19th century
KW  - Local
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 1861-1865
KW  - Civil War, 1861-1865
N1  - Shipping list no.: 2011-0426-P
N2  - "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]
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