The post Civil War period was one in which carpetbaggers from the Union took up positions of influence within the South and used the power of the occupying army for their own benefit. During his time in office, Henry Clay Warmoth was accused of such actions. War, Politics, and Reconstruction is his answer to those critics.
About the Author
Born in Illinois in 1842, Henry Clay Warmoth became a district attorney at the age of eighteen. He served with the Union Army in the Civil War and was wounded at Vicksburg, Mississippi. Dishonorably discharged in the quarrel between Generals Grant and McLernand, Warmoth was restored to service by President Lincoln. After the war he relocated to Louisiana, where in 1868 he was elected governor. Warmoth presided over a Reconstruction administration that was characterized by corruption. He died in 1931.
WAR, POLITICS, AND RECONSTRUCTION
By Henry Clay Warmoth
HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
300 pp. 5 x 8
ISBN: 9781565549876 pb