Sacred Debts: State Civil War Claims and American Federalism

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CONTENTS Acknowledgments ix Introduction xi 1. Origins of the Civil War Claims System 1 2. Missouri’s Precedents and Lobbyists 34 The Rise of the State Agent The Ambiguity of Agents and Lobbying 3. Memory and Claims in Kentucky 86 Intergovernmental Tensions and Administrative Innovations The Perception of Conspiracy and the Reality of Success 4. Kansas and Intergovernmental Operations in the Newly Created State 132 The Price Raid and Early Claims Confusion Politics, Reimbursement, and Scandal 5. Conclusion 171 Appendix 183 Bibliography 189 Index 205 ...