The Battle Of The South Summary

This novel tells us about the troubles in the South, during and after the Civil War for both blacks and whites during 1861 - 1865. The topics that Freehling introduces in the book include; Slavery and its abolition, Succession from the Union, anti-Confederates, Civil War actions, and government changes to suit what happened after the war. The Union used the anti-Confederates to get an upper hand on the south, both in military and supplies. The novel focuses on the south and its impact based on during, and after the Civil War. With the Union victory from not only their military strength or their advantages, but because they had help from anti-Confederates who lived in the border states of Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Delaware. The anti-Confederates consisted of blacks and whites who disliked the Confederates goal, they supplied people and useful resources to aid the Union with their victory. Furthermore, the south needed to try to secure their victory, they tore down bridges, railroads, and telephone lines. With this they were able to block incoming Union troops. The Union with its recent election of president Abraham Lincoln sought after the Emancipation Proclamation, which would secure freedom to slaves in the North and the South. With America's newly
The North has to deal with what to do with the South afterwards, since the constitution did not have anything for an internal war, and what should have been done afterwards.The North’s congress repeatedly asked Lincoln on what should have been done to southern military leaders. Freehling also centers around the slaves and their hardships throughout the war, the slaves near the Border States had the least amount of slaves for there were more anti-confederates as well as the runaway slaves to the