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Introduction | p. ix |
Editorial Procedures | p. xxi |
Chronology | p. xxiv |
Map of Virginia in 1861 | p. xxvii |
Secession Debated | p. 1 |
Jeremiah Morton's Secessionist Speech, February 28 | p. 3 |
Waitman Willey's Unionist Speech, March 4 | p. 11 |
John Carlile's Unionist Speech, March 7 | p. 22 |
George Brent's Unionist Speech, March 8 | p. 31 |
George Summers's Unionist Speech, March 12 | p. 43 |
George Wythe Randolph's Secessionist Speech, March 16 | p. 49 |
James Holcombe's Secessionist Speech, March 20 | p. 62 |
John Baldwin's Unionist Speech, March 21-23 | p. 75 |
Hugh Nelson's Unionist Speech, March 26 | p. 89 |
Thomas Flournoy's Unionist Speech, March 30 | p. 94 |
James Barbour's Secessionist Speech, March 30-April 1 | p. 101 |
Robert Montague's Secessionist Speech, April 1-2 | p. 113 |
George Richardson's Secessionist Speech, April 3-4 | p. 122 |
Chapman Stuart's Unionist Speech, April 5 | p. 130 |
Taxation Debated | p. 133 |
William G. Brown Initiates the Taxation Debate, March 7 | p. 135 |
Waitman Willey Introduces His Motion, March 16 | p. 136 |
The Confrontation That Willey's Motion Provoked, March 18-19 | p. 138 |
William G. Brown | p. 138 |
Miers Fisher | p. 139 |
Benjamin Wilson | p. 140 |
Thomas Branch | p. 140 |
Allen Taylor Caperton | p. 141 |
Marmaduke Johnson | p. 142 |
Samuel Woods | p. 143 |
Willey's Climactic Taxation Speech, March 28 and April 2 | p. 145 |
The Final Presecession Confrontation on Taxation, April 10-11 | p. 148 |
Henry Wise | p. 148 |
Cyrus Hall | p. 149 |
Williams C. Wickham | p. 150 |
Willey's Motion Adopted, April 11 | p. 152 |
Decisions | p. 153 |
The Quest for Lincoln's Intentions, April 6 | p. 155 |
William Ballard Preston's Initiative | p. 155 |
Virginia's Division Foreshadowed | p. 156 |
The Beginning of the End, April 13 | p. 160 |
Jubal Early's Ironic Appeal | p. 161 |
The Early-Goode Near Duel | p. 162 |
Decision Barely Averted, April 15 | p. 165 |
Robert Scott's New Unionist Strategy | p. 165 |
Henry Wise's Pro Salute Populi | p. 167 |
John Baldwin's Desperation for Delay | p. 168 |
Eve of Decision, April 16 | p. 169 |
George Wythe Randolph's Militarism | p. 169 |
Alexander H. H. Stuart's Open-Ended Unionism | p. 172 |
Even the Trans-Allegheny Divided: John Jackson Again Answers William Ballard Preston's | p. 177 |
Robert Scott versus George Wythe Randolph | p. 179 |
Waitman Willey's and Jubal Early's Alarm | p. 184 |
Samuel Staples versus John Baldwin | p. 185 |
The Convention's Secession Ordinance Adopted, April 17 | p. 189 |
Alpheus Haymond's Plea | p. 189 |
John Hughes's Conversion | p. 190 |
Chapman Stuarts Warning | p. 191 |
Henry Wises Strike and John Baldwins Outrage | p. 193 |
The Climactic Wise-Baldwin Debate, April 17 | p. 196 |
The Clarksburg Call, April 22 | p. 202 |
The Conventions Ad Valorem Taxation Ordinance Adopted, April 26 | p. 204 |
Popular Decisions in May | p. 207 |
Suggestions for Further Reading | p. 209 |
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