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If you have ever wondered how northerners reacted to the War to Prevent Southern Independence, this collection of essays sheds light on that subject. A collection of essays by scholars of the war: by John Chodes, Marshall DeRosa, Richard Gamble, Brion McLanahan, Allen Mendenhall, Joe Stromberg, Arthur Trask, Robert Valentine, D. Jonathan White. Topics include religion, Copperheads, Oliver Morton, President Franklin Pierce, New York Draft Riots, dissent in Delaware and Philadelphia. Footnotes contain scholarly apparatus.