When the War Was Over: The Failure of Self-Reconstruction in the South, 1865--1867

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Winner of the Jules F. Landry Award for This page intentionally left blank When the War Was Over This page intentionally left blank When the War Was Over The Failure of Self-Reconstruction in theSouth, 1865—1867 Dan T. Carter Louisiana State University Press Baton Rouge Copyright © 1985 by Louisiana State University Press All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Typeface: Linotron Monticello Typesetter: G&STypesetters, Inc. Publication of this book has been assisted by a grant from the AndrewW. Mellon Foundation. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-PublicationData Carter, Dan T. When the war was over. Includes index. i. Reconstruction 2. Southern States—History—1865-1877. I. Title. E668.C28 1985 97501 84-21315 188X0-8071-1192-9 ISBN 0-8071-1204-6 (pbk.) Portions of Chapter VI appeared previously, in slightly different form, in an article, " The Anatomy of Fear: The Christmas Day Insurrection Scare of 1865," published in the August 1976 issue of the Journal of Southern History (XLI1, pp. 345-64). The author is grateful to the managing editor for permission to reprint this material. Louisiana Paperback Edition, 1985 06 05 04 03 02 01 oo 99 98 9 8 7 6 5 The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durabilityof the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. © To my Mother and Father This page intentionally left blank ...