Author: Thomas Ewing
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Campaign literature
Languages : en
Pages : 28
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Speech of Maj. Gen. Thomas Ewing, Jr., of Kansas
Author: Thomas Ewing
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Campaign literature
Languages : en
Pages : 28
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Campaign literature
Languages : en
Pages : 28
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Thomas Ewing Jr.
Author: Ronald D. Smith
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
ISBN: 0826266665
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
An Ohio family with roots in the South, the Ewings influenced the course of the Midwest for more than fifty years. Patriarch Thomas Ewing, a former Whig senator and cabinet member who made his fortune as a real estate lawyer, raised four major players in the nation’s history—including William Tecumseh “Cump” Sherman, taken into the family as a nine-year-old, who went on to marry his foster sister Ellen. Ronald D. Smith now tells of this extraordinary clan that played a role on the national stage through the illustrious career of one of its sons. In Thomas Ewing Jr.: Frontier Lawyer and Civil War General, Smith introduces us to the Ewing family, little known except among scholars of Sherman, to show that Tom Jr. had a remarkable career of his own: first as a real estate lawyer, judge, soldier, and speculator in Kansas, then as a key figure in national politics. Smith takes readers back to Bleeding Kansas, with its border ruffians and land speculators, reconstructing the rough-and-tumble of its courtrooms to demonstrate that its turmoil was as much about claim-jumping as about slavery. He describes the seat-of-the-pants law practice in which Ewing worked with his brothers Hugh and Charlie and foster brother Cump. He then tells how Tom came to national prominence in the fight over the proslavery Lecompton Constitution, was instrumental in starting up the Union Pacific Railroad, and became the first chief justice of the Kansas Supreme Court. Ewing obtained a commission in the Union Army—as did his brothers—and raised a regiment that saw significant action in Arkansas and Missouri. After William Quantrill’s raid on Lawrence, Kansas, he issued the dramatic General Order No. 11 that expelled residents from sections of western Missouri. Then this confidant of Abraham Lincoln’s went on to courageously defend three of the assassination conspirators—including the disingenuous Samuel Mudd—and lobbied the key vote to block the impeachment of Andrew Johnson. Smith examines Ewing’s life in meticulous detail, mining family correspondence for informative quotes and digging deep into legal records to portray lawmaking on the frontier. And while Sherman has been the focus of most previous work on the Ewings, this book fills the gaps in an interlocking family of remarkable people—one that helped shape a nation’s development in its courtrooms and business suites. Thomas Ewing Jr.: Frontier Lawyer and Civil War General retells a chapter of Kansas history and opens up a panoramic view of antebellum America, the Civil War, Reconstruction, and the Gilded Age.
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
ISBN: 0826266665
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
An Ohio family with roots in the South, the Ewings influenced the course of the Midwest for more than fifty years. Patriarch Thomas Ewing, a former Whig senator and cabinet member who made his fortune as a real estate lawyer, raised four major players in the nation’s history—including William Tecumseh “Cump” Sherman, taken into the family as a nine-year-old, who went on to marry his foster sister Ellen. Ronald D. Smith now tells of this extraordinary clan that played a role on the national stage through the illustrious career of one of its sons. In Thomas Ewing Jr.: Frontier Lawyer and Civil War General, Smith introduces us to the Ewing family, little known except among scholars of Sherman, to show that Tom Jr. had a remarkable career of his own: first as a real estate lawyer, judge, soldier, and speculator in Kansas, then as a key figure in national politics. Smith takes readers back to Bleeding Kansas, with its border ruffians and land speculators, reconstructing the rough-and-tumble of its courtrooms to demonstrate that its turmoil was as much about claim-jumping as about slavery. He describes the seat-of-the-pants law practice in which Ewing worked with his brothers Hugh and Charlie and foster brother Cump. He then tells how Tom came to national prominence in the fight over the proslavery Lecompton Constitution, was instrumental in starting up the Union Pacific Railroad, and became the first chief justice of the Kansas Supreme Court. Ewing obtained a commission in the Union Army—as did his brothers—and raised a regiment that saw significant action in Arkansas and Missouri. After William Quantrill’s raid on Lawrence, Kansas, he issued the dramatic General Order No. 11 that expelled residents from sections of western Missouri. Then this confidant of Abraham Lincoln’s went on to courageously defend three of the assassination conspirators—including the disingenuous Samuel Mudd—and lobbied the key vote to block the impeachment of Andrew Johnson. Smith examines Ewing’s life in meticulous detail, mining family correspondence for informative quotes and digging deep into legal records to portray lawmaking on the frontier. And while Sherman has been the focus of most previous work on the Ewings, this book fills the gaps in an interlocking family of remarkable people—one that helped shape a nation’s development in its courtrooms and business suites. Thomas Ewing Jr.: Frontier Lawyer and Civil War General retells a chapter of Kansas history and opens up a panoramic view of antebellum America, the Civil War, Reconstruction, and the Gilded Age.
Speech of the Hon. Thomas Ewing, at Chillicothe, Ohio, Before a Republican Mass Meeting, September 29th, 1860
Author: Thomas Ewing
Publisher: University of Michigan Library
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Publisher: University of Michigan Library
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Joint Discussions Between Gen. Thomas Ewing, of Ohio, and Gov. Stewart L. Woodford, of New York, on the Finance Question
Author: Thomas Ewing
Publisher:
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Category : Currency question
Languages : en
Pages : 172
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Currency question
Languages : en
Pages : 172
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Speech of Gen. Thomas Ewing
Author: Thomas Ewing
Publisher:
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Category : Campaign literature, 1880
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Category : Campaign literature, 1880
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The Greenback Era
Author: Irwin Unger
Publisher: Graymalkin Media
ISBN: 1631683535
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 719
Book Description
In this book which won the Pulitzer Prize, The Greenback Era is not a financial history; rather, it is an attempt to locate the source of political power in the crucial Reconstruction years through a socio-economic study of American financial conflict during the years 1865 to 1879.
Publisher: Graymalkin Media
ISBN: 1631683535
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 719
Book Description
In this book which won the Pulitzer Prize, The Greenback Era is not a financial history; rather, it is an attempt to locate the source of political power in the crucial Reconstruction years through a socio-economic study of American financial conflict during the years 1865 to 1879.
Civil War Dynasty
Author: Kenneth J. Heineman
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 081477301X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Brings to life the drama of political intrigue and military valor of the Ewing family.
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 081477301X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Brings to life the drama of political intrigue and military valor of the Ewing family.
The Life, Public Services and Select Speeches of Rutherford B. Hayes
Author: James Quay Howard
Publisher:
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Category : Presidents
Languages : en
Pages : 282
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Publisher:
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Category : Presidents
Languages : en
Pages : 282
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Letter of the Hon. Thomas Ewing to His Excellency Benj. Stanton, Lieut. Governor of Ohio
Author: Thomas Ewing
Publisher:
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Category : Shiloh, Battle of, Tenn., 1862
Languages : en
Pages : 40
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Publisher:
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Category : Shiloh, Battle of, Tenn., 1862
Languages : en
Pages : 40
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Report of the Great Re-union of the Veteran Soldiers and Sailors of Ohio Held at Newark, July 22, 1878
Author: Charles D. Miller
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Category : Ohio
Languages : en
Pages : 328
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ohio
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description