Harris maintains that Lincoln held a fundamentally conservative position on the process of reintegrating the South, one that permitted a large measure of self-reconstruction, and that he did not modify his position late in the war. He examines the reasoning and ideology behind Lincoln’s policies, describes what happened when military and civil agents tried to implement them at the local level, and evaluates Lincoln’s successes and failures in bringing his restoration efforts to closure.
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Acknowledgments
Introduction
1861: An Early Start
A Presidential Initiative
North Carolina: The Stanly Experiment
The Southwest: An Uncertain Beginning
Stalemate
A New Presidential Initiative
A Flurry of Activity
Louisiana: A Tangled Skein of Reconstruction
Arkansas: An Unfulfilled Promise
Tennessee: Unionists Divided
The Final Months
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Index
关于作者
William C. Harris was named an Alumni Distinguished Professor for Research at North Carolina State University on the basis of this book.