Unconditional Unionist: The Hazardous Life of Lucian Anderson, Kentucky Congressman

by Berry Craig, Dieter C Ullrich, Dieter C. Ullrich

When U.S. Congressman Lucian Anderson from Kentucky voted for the 13th Amendment to the Constitution in January 1865, abolishing slavery, he gambled more than his political career. Anderson was from Mayfield, one of the most rabidly secessionist towns in the Bluegrass State. During the Civil War, his political alignment changed from pro-slavery Union Democrat to Unconditional Unionist to Republican. Elected by Unionists in 1863, he soon received...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476663696
• ISBN13: 9781476663692
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher