This "new birth of freedom," as Lincoln called it, constitutes the proudest legacy of America's bloodiest conflict.This authoritative volume makes sense of that vast and confusing "second American Revolution" we call the Civil War, a war thattransformed a nation and expanded our heritage of liberty. Eventually, the North had to grapple with the underlying cause of the war-slavery-and adopt a policy of emancipation as a second war aim. Particularly notable are McPherson's new views on such matters as the slavery expansion issue in the 1850s, the origins of the Republican Party, the causes of secession, internal dissent and anti-war opposition in the North and the South, and the reasons for the Union's victory.The book's title refers to the sentiments that informed both the Northern andSouthern views of the conflict: the South seceded in the name of that freedom of self-determination and self-government for which their fathers had fought in 1776, while the North stood fast indefense of the Union founded by those fathers as the bulwark of American liberty. Packed with drama and analyticalinsight, the book vividly recounts the momentous episodes that preceded the Civil War-the Dred Scott decision, the Lincoln-Douglas debates, John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry-and then moves into a masterfulchronicle of the war itself-the battles, the strategic maneuvering on both sides, the politics, and the personalities. Attribution to the University of Illinois is appreciated.Filled with fresh interpretations and information, puncturing old myths and challenging new ones, Battle Cry of Freedom will unquestionably become the standard one-volume history of the Civil War.James McPherson's fast-paced narrative fully integrates the political, social, and military events that crowded the two decades from the outbreak of one war in Mexico to the ending of another at Appomattox. Images in this collection were digitized through the University of Illinois Library's participation in the Open Content Alliance and may be used freely. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign recollections of the "Garden city" of the sixtiesĪuthor of the Book Cook, Frederick Francis Collection Title Picture Chicago Collection Picture Chicago.High-resolution images can be downloaded from the Internet Archive at For further information, contact Book Title Attribution to the University of Illinois is appreciated. Rights Images in this collection were digitized through the University of Illinois Library's participation in the Open Content Alliance and may be used freely. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1862, by Root & Cady, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.""įile Name bygonedaysinchic00cook_raw_0193.jp2 Source Page Link to the Full-Text Repository University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Language eng Subject Sheet music covers Coverage-Spatial Chicago (Ill.) Coverage-Temporal 1860-1869 Publisher Published by Root & Cady, 95 Clark St., Chicago. First Sung by Frank and Jules Lumbard in Court House Square, Chicago) By Courtesy of the Chicago Historical Society". Root at the Time of Lincoln's Second Call for Troops Caption: "Cover of "The Battle-Cry of Freedom" (Written by George F.
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