Introduction : the puzzle of Confederate Emancipation -- "A desperate expedient" : the heresy and its origins, 1861-1864 -- "What did we go to war for?" : the critics' indictment -- Black and gray : slaves and the Confederate War effort -- "We can devise the means" : the long-term plan -- "On the footing of soldiers" : enacting and implementing new policy, 1864-1865 -- "Like a drowning man catching at straws" : could it have worked? -- Conclusion : from Black troops to black codes : "Confederate Emancipation" in war and peace
Summary
Bruce Levine looks closely at Confederate plans to arm and free slaves. He offers an engaging and illuminating account of a fascinating and politically charged idea, setting it firmly in the context of the Civil War and the part played in it by the issue of slavery and the actions of the slaves themselves
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-241) and index
Notes
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL
