A people at war : civilians and soldiers in America's Civil War, 1854-1877 / Scott Reynolds Nelson, Carol Sheriff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nelson, Scott Reynolds, author.

Sheriff, Carol, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877).

United States--History--1849-1877.

United States.

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

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

United States--Politics and government--1861-1865.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (385 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Introduction: A People at War. FROM COMPROMISE TO CHAOS: 1854-1861. 1. The Road to Bleeding Kansas. 2. From Wigwam to War. THE CHANGING FACES OF WAR: 1861-1863. 3. Friends and Foes: Early Recruits and Freedom's Cause, 1861-1862. 4. Union Occupation and Guerilla Warfare. 5. Facing Death. POLITICAL, MILITARY, AND DILPOMATIC REMEDIES: 1862-1865. 6. Two Governments Go to War: Southern Democracy and Northern Republicanism. 7. Redefining the Rules of War: The Lieber Code. 8. Diplomacy in the Shadows: Cannons, Sailors, and Spies. THE WAR HITS HOME: 1861-1865. 9. We Need Men: Union Struggles over Manp

Contents:

Contents; Introduction: A People at War; FROM COMPROMISE TO CHAOS: 1854-1861; THE CHANGING FACES OF WAR: 1861-1863; POLITICAL, MILITARY, AND DIPLOMATIC REMEDIES: 1862-1865; THE WAR HITS HOME: 1861-1865; REBUILDING THE NATION: 1865-1877; Acknowledgments; Political Chronology; Military Chronology; Suggestions for Further Reading; Index

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2007.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-357) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-771534-6

0-19-988194-4

1-281-97553-2

9786611975531

0-19-972597-7

OCLC:

476239512