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186CIVIL WAR HISTORY Free Soilers were the first antislavery group to avoid mentioning black rights in its platform he rationalizes that such an omission "indicated less an abandonment of principle than a tactical decision taking cognizance of Americans' nearly universal belief in white supremacy" (p. 160). In emphasizing the Free Soil and Republican willingness to forward black equality in some areas of northern life such as education and legal rights, he defends their commitment to protect the basic freedoms of black people. Yet he admits that most were unwilling to include in these basic liberties any commitment to political and economic equality. Exacdy how the basic freedoms of blacks were to be achieved if political and economic rights were denied is never explained. As Sewell notes, northern white society was basically racist in character and all that can be shown in defense of most antislavery politicians on the issue was that there were varying degrees of racism. It is true that blacks for the most part supported the Free Soil and Republican parties but Sewell does not develop fully enough black reactions of unhappiness and misgivings over the lack of commitment to full equality. These shortcomings notwithstanding, Sewell has provided a valuable service in pulling together the diverse strands of political antislavery between 1837 and 1860. Ballots for Freedom is well researched and documented although its bibliography disappointingly includes only manuscript sources. It is a welcome addition to our understanding of the political conflicts of the antebellum years, especially in the insights it provides concerning the Liberty party. Frederick Blue Youngstown State University BOOK NOTES Memoirs of "StonewaU" Jackson. By his widow, Mary Anna Jackson . Introduction by Lowell Reidenbaugh. (Dayton: Press of Morningside Bookshop, 1976. Pp. xxiv, 647. $25.00.) During her fiftytwo years of widowhood, Mary Anna Jackson became almost as much of a national institution as did her famous soldier-husband. This volume, first published in 1895 as her tribute to Stonewall Jackson, is often informative and insightful. Of particular interest, are comments on Jackson's home life, his scholarly proclivities, his teaching schedule (three hours per day), and his relationship with family servants. The last hundred or so pages are remembrances by associates and staff members. BOOK NOTES187 The Battle of Gettysburg: A Comprehensive Narrative. By Jesse Bowman Young. (Dayton: Press of Morningside Bookshop, 1976. Pp. ix, 463. $17.50.) In 1863 Jesse Young was a 1st lieutenant with the 84th Pennsylvania. While his regiment was guarding the supply trains between Gettysburg and Emmitsburg, Lt. Young was assigned to the staff of Brig. Gen. Andrew A. Humphrey and from that vantage point witnessed the second and third days' battles. Lt. Col. Jacob M. Sheads, formerly a Ranger Historian at Gettysburg National Military Park, states that in his opinion the third section of the book is its "most valuable," as it contains rosters and character sketches of officers above regimental command at Gettysburg. Young's commentaries are incisive; his assessment of Lee's disastrous decision of the third day is sobering. Army of Northern Virginia: Memorial Volume. Compiled by J. William Jones. Introduction by James I. Robertson, Jr. (Dayton: Press of Morningside Bookshop, 1976. Pp. 347. $17.50.) This is a reprint of the 1880 edition of addresses by members of the Army of Northern Virginia Association. The Seventh Tennessee Cavalry, CSA: A History. By J. P. Young. Introduction by Herbert L. Harper. (Dayton: Press of Morningside Bookshop, 1976. Pp. 227. $17.50.) Noted Guerrillas, or, The Warfare of the Border. By John N. Edwards . Introduction by Albert Castel. (Dayton: Press II of Morningside Bookshop, 1976. Pp. xi, 488. $20.00.) John N. Edwards, newspaperman , author, and Confederate major, served on Jo Shelby's staff and after the war wrote about the partisan fighting on the middle border. He copied his literary style from Victor Hugo and much of his "history" stemmed from his experience as filtered through a vivid imagination. Albert Castel warns that reader to be cautious as to the history but "if you like the past served up highly seasoned with blood and thunder, turn a few pages and enjoy a feast." Hood's Tennessee Campaign. By Thomas Robson Hay. (Dayton: Press of Morningside Bookshop...

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