Who was the most widely admired Union (or antislavery movement) martyr, or unmartyred but deceased individual, from the antislavery or Union side in the years 1865-1875?
The first name that comes to mind is "John Brown" but despite some Union soldiers singing "John Brown lies mouldring in his grave" he strikes me as still a tad too controversial.
I'm trying to think of somebody admired widely enough that a territory could be named after him. I figure that could have easily happened with Lincoln, even though it did not actually happen and there is no state of Lincoln. Is there anybody else who could have rated such an honor?
The first name that comes to mind is "John Brown" but despite some Union soldiers singing "John Brown lies mouldring in his grave" he strikes me as still a tad too controversial.
I'm trying to think of somebody admired widely enough that a territory could be named after him. I figure that could have easily happened with Lincoln, even though it did not actually happen and there is no state of Lincoln. Is there anybody else who could have rated such an honor?