Black Jack: John A. Logan and Southern Illinois in the Civil War Era

by James Pickett Jones, John Y Simon (Foreword by)

Overview

John A. Logan, called "Black Jack" by the men he led in Civil War battles from the Henry-Donelson campaign to Vicksburg, Chattanooga, and on to Atlanta, was one of the Union Army’s most colorful generals.



James Pickett Jones places Logan in his southern Illinois surroundings as he examines the role of the political soldier in the Civil War. When Logan altered his stance on national issues, so did the southern part of the state. Although secession, civil strife, Copperheadism, and the new attitudes created by the war contributed to this change of position in southern Illinois, Logan’s role as political and military leader was important in the region’s swing to strong support of the war against the Confederacy, to the policies of Lincoln, and eventually, to the Republican party.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780809335862
Publisher:	Southern Illinois University Press
Publication date:	09/06/2016
Series:	Shawnee Classics
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

James Pickett Jones is Distinguished Teaching Professor of History at Florida State University.

Table of Contents

Cover Frontis Book Title Copyright Contents Illustrations Foreword Preface I. The Young Egyptian II. Springfield and Mary III. Dirty Work in Washington IV. 1860, Victory and Defeat V. A Plague on Both Your Houses VI. Rally 'Round the Flag VII. The Thirty-First Illinois VIII. Henry and Donelson IX. Monotony in Mississippi, Tedium in Tennessee X. Hewing Their Way XI. Forty Rounds XII. Flanking the Devil XIII. Sherman is a Brute XIV. Logan is Carrying Egypt XV. The Year of Jubilo XVI. I Will Never Affiliate Bibliography Index Author Bio Also in the Series Back Cover

Editorial Reviews

Jones (history, Florida State U.) examines the role of the political soldier in the Civil War, and explores Civil War general Logan's influence on the hearts and minds of residents of the southern Illinois area known as "Egypt" as they swung from civil strife to support of Lincoln's war. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

Jones produces almost a day-by-day account of Logan’s activities both political and military during the war. But the book is more than a chronology of Logan’s life during this period. Unlike some one-sided cam­paign biographies of Logan that were published at that time, Jones’ volume gives a fairly objective account of how the soldier and the politician were interwoven in this charismatic and complicated individual.”—South­ern Illinoisan

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