The Northern home front during the Civil War / Paul A. Cimbala and Randall M. Miller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cimbala, Paul A. (Paul Alan), 1951- author.

Miller, Randall M., author.

Series:

Reflections on the Civil War era

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social conditions.

Patriotism.

History.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspects.

United States.

Social aspects.

Nationalism--United States--History--19th century.

Nationalism.

Patriotism--United States--History--19th century.

Northeastern States--Social conditions--19th century.

Northeastern States.

United States--Social conditions--To 1865.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xiv, 234 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2017]

Summary:

The Northern Home Front during the Civil War provides the first extensive treatment of the northern home front mobilizing for war in two decades. It collates a vast and growing scholarship on the many aspects of a citizenship organizing for and against war. The text focuses attention on the roles of women, blacks, immigrants, and other individuals who typically fall outside of scrutiny in studies of American war-making society, and provides new information on subjects such as raising money for war, civil liberties in wartime, the role of returning soldiers in society, religion, relief work, popular culture, and building support for the cause of the Union and freedom. Organized topically, the book covers the geographic breadth of the diverse northern home fronts during the Civil War. The chapters supply self-contained studies of specific aspects of life, work, relief, home life, religion, and political affairs, to name only a few. This clearly written and immensely readable book reveals the key moments and gradual developments over time that influenced northerners' understanding of, participation in, and reactions to the costs and promise of a great civil war.

Contents:

Introduction

Communities on the verge of war

The secession crisis

For Sumter and the patriotic response

Rallying to the colors

Military camps, soldiers, and civilians

Incomplete families

Pastimes with purpose

Knowing war

Paying for the War

Producing for the War

Politics and dissent

Emancipation, conscription, and dissent

The transition from war to peace.

Fort Sumter and the patriotic response

Soldiers and civilians as neighbors

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Kennedy fund bookplate.

Other Format:

Online version: Cimbala, Paul A. (Paul Alan), 1951- author. Northern home front during the Civil War.

Online version: Cimbala, Paul A. (Paul Alan), 1951- Northern home front during the Civil War.

ISBN:

9780313352904

0313352909

OCLC:

969438811