Apostle of Union: A Political Biography of Edward Everett

504 Pages·2016·5.71 MB·English

by  Matthew Mason

APOSTLE of UNION
CIVIL WAR AMERICA
———
Peter S. Carmichael, Caroline E. Janney, and Aaron Sheehan-Dean, editors
This landmark series interprets broadly the history and culture of the Civil War
era through the long nineteenth century and beyond. Drawing on diverse
approaches and methods, the series publishes historical works that explore all
aspects of the war, biographies of leading commanders, and tactical and
campaign studies, along with select editions of primary sources. Together, these
books shed new light on an era that remains central to our understanding of
American and world history.
APOSTLE of UNION
A Political Biography of Edward Everett
MATTHEW MASON
The University of North Carolina Press
CHAPEL HILL
This book was published with the assistance of the Thornton H. Brooks Fund of the University of North
Carolina Press.
© 2016 The University of North Carolina Press
All rights reserved Designed and set in Bembo and Albertan types by Rebecca Evans
Manufactured in the United States of America The University of North Carolina Press has been a member
of the Green Press Initiative since 2003.
Jacket illustration: portrait of Edward Everett by George P. A. Healy, ca. 1842–43.
Courtesy The Newberry Library, Chicago, Call # NL Artifact 20.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Mason, Matthew, 1968–
Title: Apostle of Union : a political biography of Edward Everett / Matthew Mason.
Other titles: Civil War America (Series)
Description: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2016] |
Series: Civil War America | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016000576 | ISBN 9781469628608 (cloth : alk. paper) |
ISBN 9781469628615 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Everett, Edward, 1794–1865. | Legislators—United States—
Biography. | Statesmen—United States—Biography. | Governors—Massachusetts—
Biography. | United States. Congress—Biography. | United States—Politics and
government—1783–1865. | United States—History—Civil War, 1861–1865.
Classification: LCC E340.E8 M37 2016 | DDC 328.73092—dc23 LC record
available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2016000576
For Stacie, Emily, Hannah, and Rachel
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 Scholar, Preacher, and Paper Warrior
2 The House
DOUGHFACE
3 The House
WHIG NATIONALIST
4 The Governor and the Abolitionists
5 Good Cop
MINISTER TO GREAT BRITAIN
6 Harvard President and Semi-Private Citizen
7 Shooting Star in Washington
SECRETARY OF STATE AND SENATOR
8 Saving Mount Vernon
9 Last Ditches
UNION MEETINGS, THE ELECTION OF 1860, AND THE SECESSION CRISIS
10 Civil Warrior
Conclusion
Appendix A
Appendix B
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Figures
Portrait of Everett by Anson Dickinson, 1828 47
Portrait of Everett by George P. A. Healy, c. 1842–43 132
“Mount Vernon March,” sheet music cover 233
“Bell Traitor, Everett Patriot,” Civil War engraving 275
Everett envelope, from the Civil War 280
Everett portrait, Civil War years 281
Everett’s grave and the Washington monument tower at Mount Auburn
Cemetery 315