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"The
Rise and Fall of the Pro-Slavery
Democracy"; speech given by John Jay (the grandson of Chief Justice Jay) on Nov. 5, 1860, in support of Lincoln |
Westchester
in 1860 was somewhat divided in character, with the northern part being
more rural and the southern part, because of its proximity to New York
City, more cosmopolitan. Though this division is an oversimplification,
it is useful to keep in mind when considering that the history of Westchester
during the Civil War is not a unified story. Citizens of Westchester
divided both politically and morally over slavery, over Lincoln, and
over enlistment.
Read on: County Newspapers
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