South Carolina Goes to War, 1860–1865
Charles Edward Cauthen
New Introduction by J. Tracy Power
“While much has been written on South Carolina in relation to the Civil War, South
Carolina Goes to War is the first published volume devoted exclusively to her political
history from 1860 to 1865. It is also one of the relatively few monographs covering the
war period for an individual Confederate state. For these reasons it is an important addition to the history of the state and the secession.”—South Carolina Historical and
Genealogical Magazine
“The author clearly analyzes the propaganda in newspapers, pamphlets, political
speeches, and pulpits and recognizes the mob appeal of ‘Vigilance Committees,’
‘Committees of Safety,’ and ‘Minute Men.’ . . . [Cauthen shows] secession was not the
accomplishment of scheming politicos but the result of popular demand.”—Mississippi
Valley Historical Review
First published in 1950 and long sought by collectors and historians, South Carolina
Goes to War, 1860–1865 stands as the only institutional and political history of the
Palmetto State’s secession from the Union, entry into the Confederacy, and management
of the war effort. Charles Edward Cauthen’s germinal study offers a thorough examination of the state’s political leadership and policymaking during the secession crisis and
the subsequent four years of war. Notable for its attention to the precursors of war too
often neglected in other studies, the volume devotes half of its chapters to events predating the firing on Fort Sumter and pays significant attention to the Executive
Councils of 1861 and 1862.
This edition features a new introduction by J. Tracy Power summarizing the political climate that characterized South Carolina’s departure from the Union and entrance
into war, and examining the significance of Cauthen’s book within the context of its initial creation and reception.
Southern Classics • John G. Sproat and Mark M. Smith, series editors
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Charles Edward Cauthen (1897–1964)
was John M. Reeves Professor of History at
Wofford College in Spartanburg, South
Carolina. He was the editor of Family
Letters of the Three Wade Hamptons,
1782–1901.
J. Tracy Power is a historian at the South
Carolina Department of Archives and
History in Columbia. He is the author of
Lee’s Miserables: Life in the Army of
Northern Virginia from the Wilderness to
Appomattox.
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