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Bechtel, Jacob, 1852-1909

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In the late 1850's and early 1860's, Jacob H. Bechtel was employed as a bookkeeper in Richmond, Va., at A. Morris Bookseller, Stationer & Publisher. Though born and raised in Philadelphia, Bechtel had acquired a range of Southern mannerisms and attitudes during his years in Richmond, even while maintaining close ties with his relatives in the North, and he and his family seem to have been contented with their adopted home. However as the series of events that culminated in the Civil War transpired, Bechtel found himself increasingly torn between his Northern roots and his new Southern home.

As the crisis came to a head, Bechtel became critical of what he saw as extremism on both sides of the sectional divide. While he was terrified by the direct action of John Brown at Harper's Ferry, he scorned the pointless confrontations of the fire-eating secessionists, and could never accept their use of the politics of force. His opinions shifted increasingly toward a passive sympathy with the secession movement, particularly after John Brown's raid and the election of Lincoln in 1860, and he chose to remain in Virginia as the nation dissolved, though not without misgivings. Ultimately, the decision of which side he would support was made for him when he was trapped in Richmond by the imposition of the federal blockade of southern ports. By the middle of 1861, he felt forced into silence on all political matters because of the suspicion aroused against him by virtue of his northern origins. His fate during the war is unknown.

From the guide to the Jacob H. Bechtel papers, Bechtel, Jacob H., 1858-1862, (William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan)

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Bechtel, Jacob, 1852-1909

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Bechtel, Jacob. Papers, 1858-1862.

Title: Papers, 1858-1862.

The collection consists of 19 letters from Jacob Bechtel, of Richmond, Va., to his brother, George, of Philadelphia. Jacob, a northerner by birth, had moved to Richmond early in the 1850's and had become acclimated, mentally as well as physically, to southern life. He provides eloquent commentary on Southern reactions to the mounting political crisis confronting the nation in the years immediately preceeding the Civil War. Specific topics addressed include John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry, secession in Virginia, the formation of the Confederate government, and public attitudes in Richmond toward the North, the political process, the election of 1860, Lincoln, slavery and abolitionists. These letters document the enormous social and political pressure exerted by advocates of secession on Unionists, and the effects of the Federal blockade on the economy.

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Jacob H. Bechtel papers 1858-1862 Bechtel, Jacob H.

Title: Jacob H. Bechtel papers 1858-1862 Bechtel, Jacob H.

The Jacob H. Bechtel papers contain 20 letters written by Jacob H. Bechtel to his brother George that reflect the thoughts and experiences of a moderate in Virginia during the Civil War.

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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.

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Bechtel, Jacob H.

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Bechtel, Jacob, 1852-1909

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Bechtel, Jacob H.

Bechtel, Jacob, 1852-1909

Bechtel, Jacob.

Bechtel, Jacob H.

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Richmond (Va.)

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Harper's Ferry (W. Va.)

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Richmond (Va.)

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