Dissent, Disloyalty, and Subversion in the North during the American Civil War, 1861-1865

FAIN: FT-53550-05

Stephen Edgar Towne
Indiana/Purdue University, Indianapolis (Indianapolis, IN 46202-5148)

I propose to undertake research in the National Archives and the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., in federal records and manuscript collections to find documentation on activities of individuals and groups that opposed the actions and policies of the Lincoln administration during the Civil War. I project a monograph challenging the thesis developed by historian Frank L. Klement, who asserted that Democratic Party opponents to the Northern war effort were innocent of Republican charges of disloyalty, treason, and collusion with the Southern rebels.

Associated Products

Surveillance and Spies in the Civil War: Exposing Confederate Conspiracies in America's Heartland (Book)
Title: Surveillance and Spies in the Civil War: Exposing Confederate Conspiracies in America's Heartland
Author: Stephen E. Towne
Abstract: The book is about the development of U.S. Army intelligence operations in the Midwest during the Civil War. The Army successfully investigated and prevented organized violence, subversion, and insurrection during the war.
Year: 2015
Publisher: Ohio University Press
Type: Single author monograph
ISBN: 9780821421314
Copy sent to NEH?: No

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