Preface

This journal entry is based around the life of Charles Albright. Below are eight sources that provide more context into the world that Albright lived in. The topics that are brought up in this bibliography range from life at Dickinson College to The Battle of Chancellorsville with many stops in-between. The main reasoning behind the picking of these particular books and articles stemmed from the desire to learn more about Albrights life. Charles Albright, Dickinson Class of 1852, lived a very full and prosperous life. He served in the Union Army and directly afterwards spent time in the United States Congress. Albright is, by far, the most well renowned member of the Class of 1852 which is why I decided to focus my attention on him.

Cresswell, Stephen. “Enforcing the Enforcement Acts: The Department of Justice in Northern Mississippi, 1870-1890.” The Journal of Southern History 53.3 (1987): 421-40. Web. [Jstor]

This book by Stephen Cresswell describes the Enforcement Acts that were put into place during the late 19th century. As Cresswell writes, this acts served the purpose of enforcing voting rights for minorities, especially black Americans. During this time period, organizations such as the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) were doing almost all they could do to restrict and stop voting rights for the people who they saw as inferior, their former slaves and subjects, African Americans. The third of these Enforcement Acts was passed through Congress in 1871. At this time Charles Albright was serving in Congress so he would have voted on this act. Based on his party affiliation, as well as previous political issues, it is clear that Albright would vote for the passing of this act. Dickinson graduate Albright helped the United States Congress move towards ending discrimination in the Antebellum South.

Fehrenbacher, Don E. “The Making Of A Myth: Lincoln And The Vice-Presidential Nomination In 1864.” Civil War History 41.(1995): 273-290. Humanities Full Text (H.W. Wilson). Web. 10 Oct. 2016. [Jumpstart].

Charles Albright served as a delegate for the Republican National Convention, and this book by Don Fehrenbacher describes the process that was nominating Abraham Lincoln as president. Although the time periods are slightly off, Albright helped Lincoln get elected the first time and time book focuses on his reelection, this book still provides amazing insight into the process of nominating a presidential and in particular a vice-presidential candidate at this time. As Fehrenbacher states, all of the “delegates arrived fully expecting to re-nominate Abraham Lincoln without any trouble, but the vice presidency was a different matter” (Fehrenbacher 274). This paper then goes on to fully describe the process that the committee took leading up to nominating Andrew Johnson for Vice President.

Friedman, Milton. “The Crime Of 1873.” Journal Of Political Economy 98.6 (1990): 1157. Business Source Complete. Web. 11 Oct. 2016. [Jstor].

Another act that was passed during this time period was the Coinage Act of 1873. This acted transformed the United States away from bimetallism towards a completely gold standard. This means that the worth of one U.S. dollar was solely measured in its value of gold at any said time. This act however, was not greeted as favorably by some people in America. As Milton Friedman points out, “this paper indicates that it was the opposite – a mistake that had highly adverse consequences” (Friedman 1159). This act was so negatively favored that it was coined as “The Crime of 1873”. Throughout this paper Friedman goes on to describe the background leading up to this act as well as any negative consequences he could find including economic and social turmoil. Albright was also in congress during this period. It would be very interesting to find out what his stance on this debate was and whether or not he advocated for this “crime”  or tried to stop it from happening.

Hitchcock, Frederick L. War From The Inside : The Story Of The 132Nd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry In The War For The Suppression Of The Rebellion, 1862-1863. n.p.: Philadelphia : Press of J.B. Lippincott Co., 1904., 1904. Dickinson College Library Catalog.

This source is not a secondary source however; it is extremely relevant to Charles Albrights life. This book is a memoir to the 132nd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, written by one of the soldiers that experienced, firsthand, what Albright did. In fact, the chapters that reflect upon the Battle of Chancellorsville reference Albright directly. This book is a very valuable resource as it recounts Colonel Albrights exact movements throughout the Battle of Chancellorsville. This is also a unique resource because it is a reference of what into Albright experienced throughout the war. When making a bibliography about Albrights life this source will be perfect for recounting his exact movements throughout the Civil War. This source is also an important one in terms of this regiment.  In a war as big as the American Civil War it can be hard to pinpoint exact movements and subsequent actions and consequences but this book makes it all possible, at least for the 132nd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry.

Palladino, Grace. Another Civil War: Labor, Capital, and the State in the Anthracite Regions of Pennsylvania, 1840-1868. Fordham UP, 2006. Web. [Jstor].

This book, written by Grace Palladino, focuses on politics that Albright was involved with as well, but this time at a more local level. She is writing about another civil war that she is predicting to take place in Pennsylvania due to controversial conflict and subsequent death sentences, ending in 10 people hanging from the gallows. This paper also voices miners and other people affected by mining opinions about the draft for the civil war. Apparently there was “a force of five thousand miners were armed and in league ready to resist the draft” (Palladino 3). Adding this source to the bibliography creates more layers of political involvement for Albright as he was a volunteer in the Union Army.  Alright was also from said area of Pennsylvania.

Rawley, James A. “The General Amnesty Act of 1872: A Note.” The Mississippi Valley Historical Review 47.3 (1960): 480-84. Web. [Jstor].

This six-page paper, written by James A. Rawley, describes another act passed through Congress at this time period. This act was another step taken by the United States government to aid the process of post-Civil War reconstruction. The purpose of this act was to rid the punishment set in place that punished soldiers of the confederate army, save about 500 military leaders. Before this act people who sided with the Confederacy were not able to vote “for Representatives in Congress and for electors for President and Vice President of the United States” (Rawley 480). The Congress had the roll of deciding which member of the Confederacy would still not be allowed to vote after this act was in place. Once again Charles Albright was in congress when this act was passed.

Sellers, Charles Coleman. Dickinson College. [Electronic Resource] : A History / Charles Coleman Sellers. n.p.: [Carlisle, Pa.] : [Dickinson College], [2000], 2000. Dickinson College Library Catalog. Web. 8 Oct. 2016. [Jstor].

This book, Dickinson College, is known as the most scholarly book published about Dickinson College. Sellers focuses on the history of the school dating all the way back until 1773, when the land was first acquired.  The last chapter talks about the school during the 20th century, nearly 200 years since these school was founded. While providing major historical context, this book has a general focus of the 19th century, the time period in which Albright went to school. Dickinson College is a great resource when focusing, not only on Charles Albright, but also any graduate, class or time period.