Chapter 26: We Are Going To Be Wiped Off the Earth
After Sherman's attack and victory, newspapers praised him. Sheridan attacked the Confederates on September 18. He led them in a wave against them and his rapid-firing carbines played a role in his victory. The North was celebrating over the many victories they had now got in the past couple of months.
Meanwhile, McClellan was accepting the Democratic nomination. He was wondering how to mention what platform he was taking when his War Democrat friends convinced him that if he stopped the war with a peace treaty, that would be equal to the Union surrendering, and after what happened at Atlanta, that would be bad for his candidacy. Peace Democrats were angered that he had betrayed them. On the Republican side, Lincoln was now a victorious leader.
Republicans also used fake and real evidence to convince the people that the Democrats were involved with rebels in Canada. Judge-Advocate General Holt released a report on the so-called Sons of Liberty and said they were working with Davis to destroy the Union. Democrats denied the report and said it was a fraud. Still, whether these were true or not is unknown, but it was a dangerous topic in Missouri. There, the "Order of American Knights" had connections with guerrilla bands. Republicans also used copperhead activities in Missouri to help their cause; Democrats fought back with racism.
Warfare along the Kansas-Missouri border continued through 1864. The conflict between border ruffians and Jayhawkers increased more and more. Guerrilla fighting led to a form of terrorism and many were killed, land was burned, and many things were destroyed. Just like Sheridan had in the Shenandoah Valley, Jayhawkers initiated a scorched-earth policy against rebel sympathizers. Guerrilla bands in Missouri were the origin of outlaw gangs that would form after the war had ended.
Union soldiers were given the chance to vote and twelve states allowed soldier ballots to be tabulated separately. Lincoln got 78% of the votes. The Republicans swept Congress in the elections and President Lincoln was reelected for a second term.
After Sherman's attack and victory, newspapers praised him. Sheridan attacked the Confederates on September 18. He led them in a wave against them and his rapid-firing carbines played a role in his victory. The North was celebrating over the many victories they had now got in the past couple of months.
Meanwhile, McClellan was accepting the Democratic nomination. He was wondering how to mention what platform he was taking when his War Democrat friends convinced him that if he stopped the war with a peace treaty, that would be equal to the Union surrendering, and after what happened at Atlanta, that would be bad for his candidacy. Peace Democrats were angered that he had betrayed them. On the Republican side, Lincoln was now a victorious leader.
Republicans also used fake and real evidence to convince the people that the Democrats were involved with rebels in Canada. Judge-Advocate General Holt released a report on the so-called Sons of Liberty and said they were working with Davis to destroy the Union. Democrats denied the report and said it was a fraud. Still, whether these were true or not is unknown, but it was a dangerous topic in Missouri. There, the "Order of American Knights" had connections with guerrilla bands. Republicans also used copperhead activities in Missouri to help their cause; Democrats fought back with racism.Warfare along the Kansas-Missouri border continued through 1864. The conflict between border ruffians and Jayhawkers increased more and more. Guerrilla fighting led to a form of terrorism and many were killed, land was burned, and many things were destroyed. Just like Sheridan had in the Shenandoah Valley, Jayhawkers initiated a scorched-earth policy against rebel sympathizers. Guerrilla bands in Missouri were the origin of outlaw gangs that would form after the war had ended.
Union soldiers were given the chance to vote and twelve states allowed soldier ballots to be tabulated separately. Lincoln got 78% of the votes. The Republicans swept Congress in the elections and President Lincoln was reelected for a second term.
Key Terms:
- border ruffians: Southerners from Missouri who flooded Kansas to vote for it as a slave state and won; still in Missouri and fighting as tensions rose
- Jayhawkers: People in Kansas who were anti-slavery and willing to use violence; they fought at the Kansas-Missouri border with the border ruffians
Questions:
- By this time, was Missouri still a slave state and was Kansas a free state?
- Did the border ruffians and Jayhawkers actually affect politics in the east?
Citations:
- McPherson,
James M. "26: We Are Going To Be Wiped Off the Earth." In Battle Cry of
Freedom, 774-806. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988.
- Accessed March 11, 2015. http://images.fineartamerica.com/images-medium-large/2-kansas-border-ruffians-granger.jpg.
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