Ohio's war : the Civil War in documents / edited by Christine Dee.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dee, Christine, 1972-

Series:

Civil War in the great interior

The Civil War in the great interior

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History.

Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Sources.

Ohio.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Sources.

United States.

Ohio--History--1787-1865--Sources.

Genre:

Sources.

Physical Description:

xviii, 244 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

Athens : Ohio University Press, [2006]

Summary:

Ohio's War: The Civil War in Documents is the first in a series of documentary collections of primary sources. The Civil War in the Great Interior series will aid professors and students, as well as the informed general reader, in exploring the social, political, and military impact of the Civil War in the states of the Middle West.

Ohio's War uses documents from that tumultuous time to reveal how Ohio's soldiers and civilians experienced the Civil War. It examines Ohio's role in the sectional crises of the 1850s, its contribution to the Union war effort, and the war's impact on the state itself. In doing so, it provides insights into the war's meaning for Northern society.

Ohio's War introduces some of those soldiers who left their farms, shops, and forges to fight for the Union. It documents the stories of Ohio's women, who sustained households, organized relief efforts, and supported political candidates. It conveys the struggles and successes of free blacks and former slaves who claimed freedom in Ohio and the distinct wartime experiences of its immigrants. From Ohio's large cities to its farms and hamlets, as the documents in this volume show, the war changed minds and altered lives but left some beliefs and values untouched, Ohio's War is a documentary history not only of the people of one state but also of a region and a nation during this pivotal epoch of American history.

Contents:

1 Ohio at the Center of the Nation 6

Abigail House Favors Free Soil in the Western Reserve 10

An Ohio Democrat Opposes the Kansas-Nebraska Act 13

John P. Parker Recalls His Work on the Underground Railroad 14

The Kidnap and Return of Oliver Anderson 19

Charles H. Langston Addresses the Court in the Oberlin-Wellington Rescue Case 21

A Fugitive Case in Zanesville 26

Ohio Responds to John Brown's Raid 28

Salmon P. Chase: "The people desire Union and Concord" 30

2 The Election of 1860 and the Secession Crisis 33

Do the North and South Understand Each Other? 36

William Dennison's Inaugural Speech 37

Republicans Appeal to Iron Workers 39

Freedom of Lands to Actual Settlers 40

The Union-What Is It Worth? 41

Republicans Care Very Little about Slavery 42

The Brave Cheese-Mongers 43

Cleveland Welcomes Abraham Lincoln 44

Rutherford B. Hayes: "We shall of course not agree about the War" 45

A Belmont County Family Wants Peace 47

"I am going" 51

3 Taking Up and Giving Up a Short War 53

Troops in Columbus Are Not in "Apple-Pie Order" 55

A Cincinnati Woman Records the First Months of War 56

"Oh how hard it was to let him go" 62

The Farming Interest 63

Marietta's Working Class Organizes 64

Ohio Learns of Bull Run 64

"What is to be done with the helpless blacks?" 66

Governor Dennison Appeals for Aid for Ohio Soldiers 67

Dr. John B. Rice Defends the Honor of His Regiment at Shiloh 68

The Monarch Aids the Shiloh Wounded 70

A Report on the Ladies of Amesville 72

4 Debates over Liberty and Loyalty 75

More Than a Matter of Property 77

The Toledo Riot 79

The "Conscious Impotence" of Emancipation 81

"A few days more and the game will be up" 83

William Nelson Recalls Freedom in Ohio 83

Elizabeth Gray Reports on the Siege of Cincinnati 85

An Ohio Soldier Hunts Rebels in Kentucky 87

"The persons and property of the citizens are sacred" 90

"We have now...a divided north" 91

5 Lines of Battle: Soldiers and Their Communities 94

The Taylors' Battles Are Close to Home 96

Park Johnson Operates with the Eighteenth Ohio Infantry 99

"An inheritance to my beloved children" 105

Darwin D. Cody Fights at Chancellorsville 108

George Benson Fox and the "Seventy-fives" at Gettysburg 112

A Father and Son Go to War 117

"To secure justice to the colored soldiers" 127

6 The Costs of War 129

"The experiment has failed" 131

A Timely Word to Farmers 132

Welsh Immigrants Believe the Country Will Never Be the Same 133

The Trials of Vallandigham 136

A Citizen Recounts Morgan's Raid 144

"All can't go, all won't go and all don't want to go" 146

William A. Johnston Seeks Deserters in Coshocton 148

A Word to Laboring Men 150

The Forty-fifth Ohio Infantry Supports John Brough 151

A "Monstrous Outrage" in New Lisbon 152

"Shameful Conduct" of Women in Portsmouth 153

Sarah Rice Engages in Politics in Fremont 154

John Chase's Father Has Turned His Enemy 158

"I am just as I always was" 159

Prisoner Shootings at Camp Chase 161

7 The Battles of 1864 165

A Soldier in the Fifth U.S. Colored Regiment Predicts a Brighter Day 167

"The negro question is only just opening upon us" 169

An Ohio Soldier in the Fifty-fifth Massachusetts Fights for Liberty 172

A Prognosis for Farmers 174

The Resolutions of Working Men in Cincinnati 175

Governor Brough Investigates Recruiting in Ohio 177

Chauncey Welton Explains "The eavel attending a chainge" 179

Republican Women in Salt Creek Take Action 181

"The 'public' is simply crazy" 183

Democrats Question the "Good Times" of the Lincoln Administration 184

Alvin C. Voris Believes the North Is Awakening 185

A Mother and Son Write of War 188

8 The Imprint of War 190

"Fourth of Julys, every one" 193

Benjamin Rees Advises Prospective Immigrants to Stay Home 194

Aplin Martin Comes Home 195

The Oberlin Committee Presses J. D. Cox on Black Suffrage 196

Benjamin Wade Speaks Out on Labor and Capital 198

Thomas Smith Dedicates the Soldiers' Monument in Washington County 202.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-235) and index.

ISBN:

0821416839

9780821416839

OCLC:

70291936

Publisher Number:

9780821416839

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