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Civil War Chicago : eyewitness to history / edited by Theodore J. Karamanski and Eileen M. McMahon.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chicago (Ill.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Sources.
- Chicago (Ill.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (334 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The American Civil War was a crucial event in the development of Chicago as the metropolis of the heartland. Not only did Chicagoans play an important role in the politics of the conflict, encouraging emancipation and promoting a "hard war" policy against Southern civilians, but they supported the troops materially through production of military supplies and foodstuffs as well as morally and spiritually through patriotic publications and songs. The Civil War transformed Chicago from a mere commercial center to an industrial power as well as the nation's railroad hub and busiest port. The war
- Contents:
- Illustrations; Editors' Note; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1: A Divided City; 2:The War Spirit; 3:Ties between the Home Front and the Battlefield; 4: Confined Confederates; 5: The Politics of War; 6: The Business and Politics of War; 7: The War in the Wards; 8: The Long Shadow of War; 9: A Guide to Civil War Chicago Sites; Notes; Index
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780821444818
- 0821444816
- OCLC:
- 885122989
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