Part of a recent wave of scholarship exploring the unique nature of the Civil War in Appalachia, Sarris (history, North Carolina Wesleyan College) here focuses on the experiences Fannin and Lumpkin Co
Du Pont began in the Navy at age 11 and served 50 years, during which time he was exposed to, and supported such new ideas as ironclad ships. He advanced in rank until he was chosen by Lincoln to take
Neely (Civil War history, Pennsylvania State University) undermines the common conception that Jefferson Davis and the Confederates were scrupulous in their respect for constitutional rights regarding
This ambitious book provides the only systematic examination of the American abolition movement’s direct impacts on antislavery politics from colonial times to the Civil War and after. As opposed to i
The Civil War forced America finally to confront the contradiction between its founding values and human slavery. At the center of this historic confrontation was Abraham Lincoln. By the time this Ill
The decision of the eventual Confederate states to secede from the Union set in motion perhaps the most dramatic chapter in American history, and one that has typically been told on a grand scale. In
Charles Dew’s Apostles of Disunion has established itself as a modern classic and an indispensable account of the Southern states’ secession from the Union. Addressing topics still hotly debated amon
This historical study of a collection of primary source materials analyzes the rhetoric used by Southern secession commissioners’ speeches and public letters written to justify secession, racial s
Rockenbach examines the effects of the American Civil War with an intimate eye, focusing on two towns, one on each side of the conflict, and separated from each other by ideology and the Ohio Rive
Matsui examines the Civil War mainly through the lens of individual soldier's and general's political party affiliations. Focusing on the Army of Virginia and its political opposite, the Army of th
The author examines the relationship between Reconstruction and the economic debates during the period through analysis of the interactions and influences of Reconstruction and political economy and p
In Preserving the White Man’s Republic, Joshua Lynn reveals how the national Democratic Party rebranded majoritarian democracy and liberal individualism as conservative means for white men in the Sou
In 1863 Confederate forces under Lieutenant General James Longstreet, while scouring Southside Virginia for badly needed supplies, threatened the Union garrison in Suffolk. For the residents of surrou
"Daydreams and Nightmares uses the private letters and other records of an Upshur County, Virginia, family to reveal through their own words and experiences how the secession crisis during the winter
"This book examines the paths of black and white children, and disputes over rights and responsibilities with regard to them, through the tumultuous period following emancipation and Confederate defea
Discusses how Abraham Lincoln handled the slavery issue during the Civil War, including influences from his fellow Republican party members as well as the violent racism that gripped much of the count
"This book compares the U.S. Civil War to the Paraguayan War of 1864-70, particularly with regard to the wars' impact on state-building and race relations"--Provided by publisher.
The Confederate army went to war to defend a nation of slaveholding states, and although men rushed to recruiting stations for many reasons, they understood that the fundamental political issue at sta
Nationalism in nineteenth-century America operated through a collection of symbols, signifiers citizens could invest with meaning and understanding. InConfederate Visions, Ian Binnington examines the
Frederick Douglass was born enslaved in February 1818, but from this most humble of beginnings, he rose to become a world-famous orator, newspaper editor, and champion of the rights of women and Afric
In antebellum society, women were regarded as ideal nurses because of their sympathetic natures. However, they were expected to exercise their talents only in the home; nursing strange men in hospital
The Civil War transformed American life. Not only did thousands of men die on battlefields and millions of slaves become free; cultural institutions reshaped themselves in the context of the war and i
George S. Bernard was a Petersburg lawyer and member of the 12th Virginia Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. Over the course of his life, Bernard wrote extensively about his wartime experiences a
Smith (history, McNeese State U.) shows how Northerners during the Civil War period responded to political corruption involving government contracting, power-hungry generals, sex scandals, and the cot
