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The Scalawags:

Southern Dissenters In The Civil War And Reconstruction
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LSU Press, Sep 30, 2004 - History - 344 pages
In the Scalawags, James Alex Baggett ambitiously uncovers the genesis of scalawag leaders through-out the former Confederacy. Using a collective biography approach, Baggett profiles 742 white southerners who supported Congressional Reconstruction and the Republican Party. He then compares and contrasts the scalawags with 666 redeemer-Democrats who opposed and eventually replaced them. Baggett follows the life of each scalawag before, during, and after the war, revealing real personalities and not mere statistics. This is the first Southwide study of the scalawags, and its scope and astounding wealth of sources make it the definitive work on the subject.

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Contents

Antebellum Origins
14
Opposing Secession
42
Resisting the Rebels
66
Wartime Reconstruction
95
Postwar Disillusionment
124
Only One Remedy
159
Not So Sweet a Victory
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The Birth of a Party
207
Turning the Corner Both Ways
236
Summing Up the Scalawags
260
Tables on Status and Political Background
273
Bibliography
281
Index
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About the author (2004)

James Alex Baggett is the author of two previous books, A History of Jackson Clinic and So Great a Cloud of Witnesses: Union University, 1823-2000. A retired dean and professor of history of Union University, he lives in Atlanta.

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TitleThe Scalawags: Southern Dissenters In The Civil War And Reconstruction
AuthorJames Alex Baggett
Editionillustrated
PublisherLSU Press, 2004
ISBN0807130141, 9780807130148
Length344 pages
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History / United States / 19th Century
History / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
History / United States / General
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