California and the Civil War by Richard Hurley

California and the Civil War

Richard Hurley

176 pages • paperback

2 editions

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In the long and bitter prelude to war, southern transplants dominated California government, keeping the state aligned with Dixie. However, a murderous duel in 1859 killed "Free Soil" U.S. Senator David C. Broderick, and public opinion began to ch...

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